Re: [Boost-users] BoostTest: Is BOOST_MESSAGE is not thread safe?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] BoostTest: Is BOOST_MESSAGE is not thread safe?
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-24 09:41:33

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Dmytro Ovdiienko <
dmitriy.ovdienko_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi Ovanes,
>
> Thank you for reply.
>
> IMHO there is no problem if:
>
> - boost::test depends on boost::thread
> - boost::thread has no dependencies
> - boost::thread::test depends on: boost::test + boost::thread
>

The problem is that Boost.Thread uses Boost.Test for tests. And that would
have a cyclic dependency inside boost :( Furthermore, if Boost.Thread breaks
it will break Boost.Test as well and it is unclear how such cyclically
dependent tests are going to resolve such issues than.