Re: [Boost-build] Library_status

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Library_status
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir.prus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-25 13:55:24

On 25-Jan-16 7:58 AM, Robert Ramey wrote:
> Having trouble getting visibility just right for the serialization library by following the online testing matrix, I
> resolved to fire up my ancient xp machine with msvc 8.0 in order to run the serialization library tests locally.
>
> a) use git to clone boost to the laptop OK
> b) use git to clone boost/regression into the appropriate place in the modular-boost directory. OK
> c) build regression/build b2 - OK
> d) run b2  ... >b2.log - seemed to work OK
> e) try to run process_jam_log got unexpected message:
>
> process_jam_log [options ...] and a help message.
>
> f) So I checked the index.html page under library status.  Now I realized it changed alot lately in that it runs b2 |
> process_jam_long library_status.  That is i combines the functionaly of b2, process_jam_log and library_status into one
> (large?) program.  Leaving aside the question of the merit of this idea - I just soldered on an invoked library_status
> to display the help message.
>
> I get the same message I get above - that is:
>
> process_jam_log [options ...] and a help message.
>
> What do I have to do to make this work?

Robert,

whatever changes to process_jam_log were not done by me, so I can't be very helpful, but maybe it would help if
you report what command line you have used in step (e)?

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Vladimir Prus
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