Re: [Boost-build] [build] obj rule broken in test matrix?

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....