Re: [Boost-cmake] A couple of build report/fixes

Subject: Re: [Boost-cmake] A couple of build report/fixes
From: Michael Jackson (mike.jackson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-05 11:13:18

John,
   You are probably on the "bleeding" edge with boost on a Cray. I am  
sure patches are welcome.

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Mike Jackson                      www.bluequartz.net

On Feb 4, 2010, at 4:09 AM, Biddiscombe, John A. wrote:

> I tried to build boost on our cray XT5. It does not support shared  
> libraries, so everything must be static.
> I had trouble with 3 files in particular
>
> File : libs/test/test/CMakeLists.txt
> this has many lines with
> boost_test_run(test_case_template_test DEPENDS  
> boost_unit_test_framework SHARED)
> which specify to link against the shared library, but there are no  
> checks that shared build is off, there needs to be some kind of  
> IF(SHARED) check around them (unless the shared ref is unnecessary)
>
> File : boost/tr1/detail/config_all.hpp
> the #define macro for
> #        define BOOST_TR1_STD_HEADER(name) <../ 
> __GNUC__.__GNUC_MINOR__.__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__/name>
> doesn’t work for me, I removed the  
> “GNUC__.__GNUC_MINOR__.__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__/” and left only “name”,  
> which then worked.
>
> File : libs/graph_parallel/src/mpi_process_group.cpp
> needs
> #include <cstdio>
>
> I had some compile errors using gcc4.4.1 which went away when I  
> switched to 4.3.3, so to get a 100% build I did a make once,  
> switched compilers and make again (using 4.3.3 first gives different  
> errors which go away when you switch to 4.4.1 – templates – they  
> make life fun!).
>
> Tests are running now and should appear on the dashboard soon.
>
> JB
>
>
>
>
>
> From: boost-cmake-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-cmake-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> ] On Behalf Of Denis Arnaud
> Sent: 27 January 2010 18:31
> To: Discussion of the CMake-based build system for Boost
> Subject: [Boost-cmake] When will the CMake contributions make their  
> way to Boost upstream?
>
> Dear All,
>
> first, some good news: the packaging of Boost for Fedora/RedHat with  
> CMake has been officially approved (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F13Boost141 
>  and  https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/ticket/317) by the Fedora  
> steering comity (FESCo) yesterday :)
>
> 1. Also, they would like some more information on how and when the  
> Boost-CMake effort will be incorporated within upstream Boost. Would  
> anyone know more about that?
>
> 2. A new bug has just been opened on the Boost.MPI (and Boost.Graph,  
> depending on MPI as well) packaging part:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559009 
> . I still foresee two non-blocking issues:
> 2.1. The ability of Boost.MPI (and Boost.Graph) to build with  
> OpenMPI without manually hard-coding the path to OpenMPI (http://lists.boost.org/boost-cmake/2009/12/0861.php 
> ).
> 2.2. The undefined symbols in the Boost.MPI Python module (mpi.so  
> library: http://lists.boost.org/boost-cmake/2009/11/0752.php).
>
> Any comment, update, feedback would be welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Best Regards
>
> D
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