Re: [Boost-testing] V2 switch: Martin Wille

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-20 04:40:20

Martin Wille wrote:

>> How do you do this now? If you send me all the files that configure
>> different python versions for different toolsets, I'll come up with a
>> appropriate V2 setup.
> 
> I do this by running the tests for one toolset at a time.
> Each of the toolset definition has its own python setup.
> 
> I can't use a global setup in v1, either, because v1 doesn't allow for
> toolset-specific python setup, AFAIK. This has been talked about a few
> times on this list or on the BB list.

Oh, I did not see those messages.

> Of course, I could try to use a different test-config.jam files for each
> toolset, respectively. But that would basically mean I'd have to
> re-create the mess that I now have for v1 testing.
> 
> What I currently use for v1 works like this:
......
> If there's no way to integrate different Python setups into a single
> file in v2 then I'll go the one-file-per-toolset route. However, in that
> case, it would be *very* helpful if regression.py would honour my
> BOOST_BUILD_PATH setting instead of overwriting it.

At the moment, Python can't be configured per-toolset, but this should be
easy to add. I hope to get something working later today, and will get back
to you then.

- Volodya