Re: [Boost-build] bjam define=anything produces a core dump

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] bjam define=anything produces a core dump
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-26 08:10:37

On Thursday, November 25, 2010 21:09:02 Avi Bahra wrote:
> On Linux, and HPUX, I can successfully use:
>      bjam define=fred
> 
> On AIX:
>    This produces a core dump
> 
> # bjam define=PORTABLE_BINARY_ARCHIVE
> ...patience...
> ...patience...
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> # bjam -v
> Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.17. OS=AIX.
>    Copyright 1993-2002 Christopher Seiwald and Perforce Software, Inc.
>    Copyright 2001 David Turner.
>    Copyright 2001-2004 David Abrahams.
>    Copyright 2002-2008 Rene Rivera.
>    Copyright 2003-2008 Vladimir Prus.
> 
> trying different variations like:
> 
>    bjam define=fred -n
>    bjam -j2 -q define=bill=1
> 
> have no effect, all cause a crash, it appears that bjam cant cope with
> defines on AIX?

I would imagine a miscomplication. Please have bjam built with debug symbols
(./build.sh --debug) and produce a backtrace of the crash.

- Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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