Re: [Boost-build] Cannot build boost::serialization for x64 (crosscompile)

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Cannot build boost::serialization for x64 (crosscompile)
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-19 11:49:37

On Friday 19 September 2008 19:32:43 Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
> 
> Robert Ramey wrote:
> >> The boost build for the serialization library integrates tests calling 
> >> "no_std_wstreambuf_pass.exe" or "no_std_locale_pass.exe" which are,  of 
> >> course, no Win32 applications.
> >
> > Note that the boost build/test process should build and test these 
> > applications.  If these fails, then wide character versions of the 
> > serialization library cannot work so they are skipped.
> >   
> 
> One of two things needs to happen or cross-compiling is just not
> going to work.
> 
> a) The tests need to be made compile-only or
> b) You need to find another way to determine whether to build the
>      wide character versions.

Exactly.

- Volodya