[Boost-build] Only "static" Boost tests

Subject: [Boost-build] Only "static" Boost tests
From: Kuhl, Brian (brian.kuhl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-05-14 03:26:34

Hi
This is the answer to my earlier post, where I asked if there was any additional  feature that would skip tests specifically designated as <link>shared.  I was a little annoyed that

cd status
../b2 link=static

did not do this.

In my case I have some processor configurations where VxWorks does not support shared libraries, and every test with a shared link will fail. So I'd like to skip those tests.

My solution was to add a feature to my
project-config.jam

feature.feature static-only
    : on
    : optional composite propagated
    ;

feature.compose <static-only>on
    :  <link>static
    ;

project : requirements  <static-only>on,<link>shared:<build>no ;

Then

./b2  static-only=on

Does what I need.

Brian Kuhl
Wind River