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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [build] obj rule broken in test matrix?
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-04-05 13:32:05


On 05/04/2016 18:23, John Maddock wrote:
> The obj rule seems to be broken in the test matrix on develop only,
> for example:
>
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/output/teeks99-01gg-Ubuntu14-04-64on64-boost-bin-v2-libs-math-test-dist_fisher_f_incl_test-test-gcc-4-7-dbg-lnk-sttc-pch-off.html
>
>
> The object file is obviously built OK, but when the program that uses
> it tries to link it's being passed the wrong path to the object file.
>
> Strangely, everything works OK when run locally from libs/math/test,
> there's something specific to running the tests globally that triggers
> the issue.
>

Never mind, those are stale tests. I'd still like to know why using an
obj rule rather than a lib rule produces those errors though....


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