Re: [Boost-testing] BBv2 and Caleb Epstein SunOS-5.10 - python - exec / gcc-4.1.2_sunos_i86pc

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-24 21:38:21

David Abrahams wrote:
> This failure
> 
> http://beta.boost.org/development/tests/trunk/developer/output/Caleb%20Epstein%20SunOS-5-10-boost-bin-v2-libs-python-test-exec-test-gcc-4-1-2_sunos_i86pc-debug-debug-symbols-off-thrd-api-pthread_release.html
> 
> is rather baffling.  It seems to be reporting that the system library
> librt can't be found, and yet librt is used in a great many tests that
> *don't* fail.

I had a similar problem with Boost.Filesystem. Here is the commit 
comment for the fix: "Get rid of <runtime-link>static. Appears to cause 
problems on Sun and perhaps other Unix boxes."

There are still several Boost.Filesystem tests that use "<link>static". 
That works fine on Sun Unixes.

HTH,

--Beman