Re: [Boost-build] How to run inspect as part of a test-suite?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to run inspect as part of a test-suite?
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-26 08:47:44

On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Paul A. Bristow <pbristow_at_[hidden]>wrote:

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> *From:* Beman Dawes [mailto:bdawes_at_[hidden]]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:56 PM
> *To:* steven; Boost.Build developer's and user's list
> *Subject:* Re: [Boost-build] How to run inspect as part of a test-suite?
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> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>
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> AMDG
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> On 12/20/2013 08:03 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]
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> >> On 12/20/2013 07:10 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]>
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> >>>      [ run /boost/tools/inspect//inspect/<variant>release
> >>>        : .. -text -brief # command line
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> >> You just need to root .. by using path-constant.
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> > Sorry, that's way above my bjam skill level. And since use of inspect in
> > this context is almost always going to need command line arguments, the
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> > doesn't appear to be a problem.
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> What I mean is that passing a literal .. won't work
> when bjam is run from a different directory
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> path-constant parent : .. ;
> # ...
> run ... : $(parent) -text -brief ;
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> I've now tested this and it worked fine, AFAICS.
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> All changes to inspect, timer, and the super have been merged to master.
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Actually, I didn't push the timer changes to master until a few minutes
ago.

> This is a Really Useful Thing.
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I'm hoping so.

Please give it a try and report any problems. Once it is working smoothly,
I'll post a note to the main list letting maintainers know how to use it.
Basically, what you do is to update your test Jamfile.v2:

* Before anything else, add:

     path-constant parent : .. ;  # so that inspect will start in
boost-root/libs/timer
                                 # when run from another directory, such as
boost-root/status

* In the test-suite section add:

     [ run /boost/tools/inspect//inspect/<variant>release
       : $(parent) -text -brief # command line
       : # input files
       : <dependency>/boost/filesystem//boost_filesystem
         <test-info>always_show_run_output # requirements
       : inspect # test name
     ]

Happy New Year,

--Beman