Re: [Boost-testing] Attempt to redeclare already registered project id '/check/predef'

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] Attempt to redeclare already registered project id '/check/predef'
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-07 23:09:54

On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Tom Kent <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Dmitry Moskalchuk <dm_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> On 07/05/15 07:43, Rene Rivera wrote:
>> > Sorry it took so long to fix this problem.. But it involved BBv2 core
>> > changes, and an adjustment to Boost Config, to address. And when doing
>> > core changes dealing with not breaking the unit tests is a challenge :-\
>> >
>> > Anyway.. It should be fixed now (in the develop branch of config and
>> > build as it took two different commits -- as git is terrible at the
>> > whole submodule thing).
>>
>> I just checked status - our 'develop' tests were resumed and now running
>> without problems. Thank you.
>>
>
> Now I'm seeing another problem blocking tests (just windows this time).
> Here's my results/bjam.log:
>
> notice: found boost-build.jam at D:/local/t08/b/boost_root/boost-build.jam
> notice: loading Boost.Build from D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/build\feature.jam:326: in validate-feature
> from module feature
> error: unknown feature "<toolset>"
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/build\feature.jam:441: in extend-feature from
> module feature
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/build\feature.jam:627: in feature.extend from
> module feature
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/tools\acc.jam:17: in load from module acc
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_bb\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import from module
> modules
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/tools/types\register.jam:36: in load from
> module register
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_bb\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import from module
> modules
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/tools\stage.jam:18: in load from module stage
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_bb\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import from module
> modules
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src/tools\builtin.jam:26: in load from module
> builtin
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_bb\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import from module
> modules
> D:/local/t08/b/boost_bb/src\build-system.jam:12: in load from module
> build-system
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_bb\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import from module
> modules
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_bb\src/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build from
> module
> D:\local\t08\b\boost_root\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope from module
>

It figures that shaking the cobwebs by fixing a BBv2 kernel bug would make
for spiders scurrying to light. The above is also fixed now.. But it turned
out to be a bug that went unnoticed for more than 10 years!!

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