[Boost-users] [Test] Can't build Boost Test 1.65.0 with Visual Studio 2013

Subject: [Boost-users] [Test] Can't build Boost Test 1.65.0 with Visual Studio 2013
From: Kerry, Richard (richard.kerry_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-06 14:58:43

I've just tried building Boost Test 1.65.0 with Visual Studio 2013 (ie msvc-12) and it doesn't seem to work, showing a compiler internal error.
Can anyone advise what I might be doing wrong.  Or whether a newer (or older) release fixes this issue.
I've also tried 1.64.0 with an identical looking failure.
Details below.

Regards,
Richard.

I run :
>b2 --with-test
(as in the docs, though I'm not specifying address-model, link, --prefix or install.  Having tried address-model and link as documented they appear to show the same fault).

And then, after some messages, including "- test    : building" (and nothing else listed as building), I get some messages starting:

...patience...
...found 1239 targets...
...updating 28 targets...
compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\chrono\build\msvc-12.0\debug\link-static\threading-multi\chrono.obj
chrono.cpp
C:\Users\kerryr01\Downloads\Boost\boost_1_65_0\boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp(43) : fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler.
(compiler file 'msc1.cpp', line 1325)
 To work around this problem, try simplifying or changing the program near the locations listed above.
Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++
 Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more information
Internal Compiler Error in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe.  You will be prompted to send an error report to Microsoft later.

    call "C:\Users\kerryr01\AppData\Local\Temp\b2_msvc_12.0_vcvarsall_x86.cmd" >nul
cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\chrono\build\msvc-12.0\debug\link-static\threading-multi\chrono.obj.rsp"

...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\chrono\build\msvc-12.0\debug\link-static\threading-multi\chrono.obj...

This is followed by a number of similar blocks of messages relating to: chrono.obj, thread_clock.obj,  process_cpu_clocks.obj,  cpu_timer.obj, auto_timers_construction.obj, execution_monitor.obj and others.

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