Re: [Boost-testing] regression test does nothing

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-03 12:15:54

Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:

> Rene Rivera writes:
>> The key portion of the problem is the bjam invocation:
>> 
>> >> # Starting tests ("...bjam" --v2 ... gcc ...
>> ----------------------------------------^^^
>> 
>> Because the regression.py is using that syntax to specify the
>> toolset it doesn't select the autoconfigured toolset. If it had used
>> the "toolset=gcc" form it would work :-\
> 
> Hmm, is there a good reason for this behavior?

I think yes. Otherwise, how can we tell 'gcc' from 'random-foobar'? While

        toolset=gcc

clearly indicates you expect 'gcc' to be a name of a toolset, random
token on the command like can be anything.

- Volodya