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

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] [1.41.0] Release testing
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-12 02:11:17

Beman Dawes wrote:

> 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. Â I finally figured out how to configure this, and the reports are
>>>> up now. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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:-)

I was under impression that such a patch was committed months ago. I surely
did port something very much like it to Python branch of Boost.Build last
weekend. I'll double-check later today.

- Volodya