Re: [Boost-build] Patch to fix dependency properties in project requirements

From: Jurko Gospodnetić (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-19 09:19:15

   Hi Rene.

> Steven Watanabe wrote:
>> The attached patch fixes the problem described at
>> http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/ticket/13.
> 
> I'm assuming the patch matches this changeset 
> <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/47536>. If so, it so happens 
> that it breaks use of source targets specified as absolute paths.

   I've reopened the corresponding ticket 
(https://zigzag.lvk.cs.msu.su:7813/boost.build/ticket/13).

   I looked at the problems this patch causes a bit and found problems 
with two types of dependency features:
     1. Those whose values are given as absolute paths.
     2. Those whose values identify targets in the same project.

   Is it ok if I commit back Steven's Boost Build tests? I'll also add 
try to add the above test cases to it.

   For an example of the second type of error noted above try running 
Boost Serialization tests. There the
<dependency>test_class_info_save_text_archive feature will get 
transformed into 
<dependency>serialization_test//test_class_info_save_text_archive which 
will then not be recognized by Boost Build as a valid target.

   I guess that problem could be fixed by making Boost Build interpret 
targets identified using the current project's id correctly. If I am not 
mistaken then the following (currently failing) use case should be made 
to work as well:

#---------
project abla : id kuku ;
obj ooo : xxx.cpp ;
explicit ooo ;
exe xxx : kuku//ooo ;
#---------

   Any thoughts on this?

   Hope this helps.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetić