Re: [Boost-build] PDB support causes boost libraries to rebuild every time.

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] PDB support causes boost libraries to rebuild every time.
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-19 16:51:33

AMDG

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> On Thursday 13 August 2009 Steven Watanabe wrote:
>   
>> It looks like the name of the pdb file is wrong.
>> Here's the relevant snippet from bjam -d+12
>>
>>          : Depends on 
>> <p..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\test\build\msvc-9.0express\debug\asynch-exceptions-on\threading-multi>boost_unit_test_framework-vc90-mt-gd-1_40.dll 
>> (stable)
>>          : Depends on 
>> <p..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\test\build\msvc-9.0express\debug\asynch-exceptions-on\threading-multi>boost_unit_test_framework-vc90-mt-gd-1_40.lib 
>> (stable)
>>          : Depends on 
>> <p..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\test\build\msvc-9.0express\debug\asynch-exceptions-on\threading-multi>boost_unit_test_framework.pdb 
>> (missing)
>>
>> The generated file is called boost_unit_test_framework-vc90-mt-gd-1_40.pdb
>>     
>
> Steven,
>
> I could not reproduce this, with SVN HEAD. If it reproduces for you still,
> can you provide the exact command?
>   

As of revision 55666, the command

bjam --with-test link=shared debug threading=multi runtime-link=shared 
msvc-9.0express

always relinks the test library for me.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe