[Boost-testing] Possible misconfiguration for test runner Debian-Sid.

Subject: [Boost-testing] Possible misconfiguration for test runner Debian-Sid.
From: Jurko Gospodnetiæ (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-13 09:09:59

   Hi.

   Looking at Boost Build test results from the Debian-Sid test runner 
(reported as run based on revision 78909, on Tue, 12 Jun 2012 at 
12:42:26 +0000) I see something mysterious:

   The only failing Boost Build test there is startup_v2 and in its 
output we have the following:
> /usr/share/boost-build/build/project.jam:266: unbalanced parentheses
> warning: mismatched versions of Boost.Build engine and core
> warning: Boost.Build engine (bjam) is 2011.12.00
> warning: Boost.Build core (at /usr/share/boost-build) is 2011.04-svn

   The first thing is that the tests seem to be run using an outdated 
bjam executable. Could someone administering this test runner check this 
out and make sure it is configured with bjam built from the latest trunk 
sources? Just go to the tools/build/v2/engine folder, run the build.sh 
script there and the executables should get created in some 
tools/build/v2/engine/bin* folder.

   The second thing is that the output indicates there is an error in 
line 266 of /usr/share/boost-build/build/project.jam. Supposed revision 
for this file is 78909 when in fact that same error has been corrected 
in revision 75734. Could the administrator for this test runner check to 
make sure this file is actually up to date and the line in question 
looks like this:
>             : Attempted to find it with pattern '$(JAMFILE:J=" ")'.

   If it does look like that, then we have something to research in 
Boost Build, but if it does not then there is something misconfigured at 
this test runner site and something else is getting tested there instead 
of trunk/HEAD.

   Many thanks.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetiæ