Re: [Boost-build] 'bjam -q' and configuration checks

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] 'bjam -q' and configuration checks
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-28 01:21:24

On Saturday 26 June 2010 20:06:12 Steven Watanabe wrote:

> AMDG
> 
> Daniel James wrote:
> > When I try to run the iostreams tests with 'bjam -q' they don't run
> > (they run fine without the '-q' flag). I think it's because the
> > 'has_icu' configuration check (in 'libs/regex/build/Jamfile.v2')
> > failed (since I don't have icu) and '-q' causes bjam to stop at that
> > point. I'm using '-q' because I want it to stop at a compiler error or
> > failed test, the configuration failure isn't a problem for me. Would
> > it be possible to continue after failed configuration checks, or maybe
> > for regex to flag a configuration failure as okay?
> >   
> 
> Ignore my previous response.
> 
> The attached patch fixes the problem.  I'm not sure whether
> it's better to combine the options for blocking -n and -q, or
> make them separate.

Thanks, the patch seems fine to me. I am not sure about combining the
options either -- but it's not very important anyway, since nobody
should use the builtin directly.

Thanks,

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Vladimir Prus
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