Re: [Boost-build] 2 Regression tests failing on 1.60

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] 2 Regression tests failing on 1.60
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-03-07 10:06:05

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On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 7:27 AM, Steven Kelso <skelso068_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I've just started trying to install version 1.60 of boost using the gcc
> 5.3.0 compiler.  Out of the box it all seems to compile correctly, but I
> have a problem with 2 library regressions tests not terminating.  They have
> both run for over 18 hours before I had to kill them.  I was using the
> options and configuration "out of the box" so optimization was -O3.
>
>
> I downloaded the regressions tests from
> https://github.com/boostorg/regression and installed in the boots source
> tree under 'tools'
> I then compiled and run them :
>
> B=$PWD
> cd tools/regressions-develop/build
> $B/b2 --boost-root=$B
> export PATH=$B:$B/tools/regression-develop/stage/bin:$PATH
> cd $B/lib/maths/test
> b2 threading=multi variant=release toolset=gcc-5.3.0
> test_binomial_real_concept2
>
> The last few lines of the output file are:
>
> test_binomial.cpp(671): error: in "test_main": check x ==
> (RealType)floor(binomial_quantile_data[i][3]) has failed [60 != 61]
> test_binomial.cpp(673): error: in "test_main": check x ==
> (RealType)floor(binomial_quantile_data[i][4]) has failed [61 != 64]
> test_binomial.cpp(673): error: in "test_main": check x ==
> (RealType)floor(binomial_quantile_data[i][4]) has failed [60 != 59]
> test_binomial.cpp(673): error: in "test_main": check x ==
> (RealType)floor(binomial_quantile_data[i][4]) has failed [60 != 59]
>
> the same looping forever occurs with test_binomial_real_concept4 as well.
>
> Hoever, editing the Jamfile.v2 file to add an entry '<optimization>off'
> for the test, allows the test to complete successfully and the
> test_binomial_real_concept2.output having no errors.
>
> I've done the same test using gcc 5.2.0 and gcc 5.1.0 as well with the
> same results.  However, boost 1.56 using gcc 5.3.0 completes all of it's
> test successfully.
>
> Is this a known issue or, if not, is there any more information that I can
> supply to help diagnose why this isn't working?
>
> Many thanks,
> S
>
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