Re: [Boost-testing] process_jam_log and compiler_status producing invalid report

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] process_jam_log and compiler_status producing invalid report
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-02 02:15:15

Steven Solie wrote:

> I'm working on AmigaOS which has poor Python support and I'm trying
> to use the old process_jam_log and compiler_status tools with 1.38.0.
> 
> I've managed to build the tools but there seems to be a problem with
> the way the subdirectories are being handled.
> 
> For example, I have the following
> /root/bin.v2/libs/regex/test/posix_api_check.test
> directory tree:
>      gcc-4.2.4 (dir)
>           release (dir)
>                link-static (dir)
>                     runtime-link-static (dir)
>                          c_compiler_checks (dir)
>                            posix_api_check.o test_log.xml
>                       posix_api_check.output posix_api_check.run    posix_api_check.test
>                       test_log.xml
> 
> Notice the test_log.xml files in the parent and c_compiler_checks
> subdirectory.
> 
> This seems to confuse compiler_status and I get a report
> which claims the test failed when I know the test passed.
> 
> Here is what compiler_status outputs:
> Library | Test Name | Test Type | gcc-4.2.4
> regex | posix_api_check | run | Fail
> 
> The "Fail" word is not a link either. It should say "Pass".
> 
> The problem only seems to happen when the object files
> are being stored in a subdirectory as above which outputs
> the extra test_log.xml file.
> 
> Any ideas on how I might fix this?

I'm afraid, only by examining and hacking source of compiler_status program.
It is not presently used or maintained by anybody.

- Volodya