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: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-26 13:58:07

AMDG

On 12/26/2013 10:20 AM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
>  
> 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
>      ]
> As usual, I am too stupid to get this to work L
> I've added this to end of my jamfile (there being no test-suite in my Quickbook building docs file).

You don't absolutely need a test-suite.  You can just use
run ... ;

> test-suite "svg_plot"
> :
> [ 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
> ]
> ;
> but I get this:
> Jamfile.v2:250: in modules.load
> *** argument error
> * rule run ( sources + : args * : input-files * : requirements * : target-name ? : default-build * )
> * called with: (  : I:\boost-trunk\libs\svg_plot -text -brief :  : <dependency>/boost/filesystem//boost_filesystem <test-info>always_show_run_output : inspect )
> * missing argument sources

This shouldn't be possible.  What version of b2 are
you using, exactly?  Is what you posted the /exact/
code that you tried?  (i.e. no extra/missing special
characters, comments, spaces, &c.)  The argument
"/boost/tools/inspect//inspect/<variant>release"
is somehow disappearing.

> <snip>
> I'm still not using GIT but existing last boost-trunk - is this cause of my trouble? 

No.  It will cause a different problem, though.
(No project called /boost/tools/inspect)

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe