Re: [Boost-testing] [graph][QNX/QCC][ test] New bidir* regression tests hang my PC

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-27 09:36:36

Jim Douglas writes:
> Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:
>> Jim Douglas writes:
>> 
>>>Is there any way the in bidir_vec_remove_edge test can be
>>>temporarily bypassed so that I can resume regression tests?
>> 
>> 
>> You can write a script to patch the corresponding Jamfile locally to
>> exclude the test, name it "patch_boost" and put alongside with
>> "regression.py", which will run it automatically after getting the
>> sources.
>
> This, of course, is a well documented feature :-)) 

Now it is:
http://engineering.meta-comm.com/regression_setup/instructions.html#patching-boost-sources

;)

> So IIUC regression.py 
>   checks for the existence of a file called "patch_boost", in the same 
> directory (or is it current working directory)

Good question! It's the former in the latest HEAD version (also
available from http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost/regression.py.gz).

>  and executes it after downloading and unpacking the tarball?

Yep.

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Aleksey Gurtovoy
MetaCommunications Engineering