Re: [Boost-testing] [1.41.0] Release testing

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] [1.41.0] Release testing
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-11 13:34:51

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Belcourt, Kenneth <kbelco_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi Beman,
>
> On Sep 10, 2009, at 5:07 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Steve M. Robbins<steve_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 10:27:18AM -0400, Beman Dawes wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Steve M. Robbins<steve_at_[hidden]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 07:36:43AM -0400, Beman Dawes wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Release testing is running smoothly, so I'd like volunteers to start
>>>>>> release testing some additional compilers:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * Most recent GCC 4.4.x compiler, with C++0x features enabled.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can do that on linux.
>>>>
>>>> Good. I assume this will be the "Debian-Sid" tester?
>>>
>>> Yes.  I finally figured out how to configure this, and the reports are
>>> up now.  However, I haven't figured out how to suffix the name with
>>> "c++0x" as you had suggested previously.
>>
>> Perhaps Noel could explain how he does it:-?
>
> Sure.  I'm on travel so my responses will be slow to non-existent.
>
> // user-config.jam
>
> using gcc
>  : 4.4.1
>  : /home/sntools/extras/compilers/gcc-4.4.1/bin/g++
>  ;
>
> using gcc
>  : 4.4.1-0x
>  : /home/sntools/extras/compilers/gcc-4.4.1/bin/g++
>  : <cxxflags>-std=gnu++0x
>  ;
>
> but Boost.Build has a problem with using a dash as a toolset version
> separator, Boost.Build seems to think it's a sub-feature.  So I patched
> feature.jam and use the patch_boost script to copy the patched feature.jam
> into boost/tools/build/v2/build/feature.jam.

Thanks for the info. I'll let Volodya comment on the need to patch
feature.jam:-)

--Beman