Re: [Boost-testing] mingw serialization test issue

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] mingw serialization test issue
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-04-27 16:08:43

On 1/17/16 9:35 AM, Robert Ramey wrote:
> The serialization library is failing tests on all mingw versions. When I
> try to discover the cause here:
>
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/output/igaztanaga-gcc-5-2c++14-boost-bin-v2-libs-serialization-test-test_binary_binary_archive-test-gcc-mngw-5-2c+-dbg-dbg-symbl-off.html
>
>
> it shows that a particular module compiles successfully, but otherwise
> no other information of any kind.  If anyone has any insight on what it
> would take to pass on this platform, I'd be interested in hearing about it.
>
> Robert Ramey

Note that problem also occurs with the file system tests.  So it's not 
just a serialization issue.  I'm suspecting that the import/export 
mechanism is mixed up for mingw - which contains elements of posix and 
windows.

Robert Ramey