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: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-27 06:35:54

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Watanabe [mailto:watanabesj_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 6:58 PM
> To: Boost.Build developer's and user's list
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to run inspect as part of a test-suite?
> 
> 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.

C:\Windows\system32>b2 --version
Boost.Build 2013.05-svn
 
> > <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)

I assumed that was the cause of the message?

I think I should wait until I have a new machine running the GIT modular boost version (soon)?

Thanks

Paul

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