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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Test] Can't build Boost Test 1.65.0 with Visual Studio 2013
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-06 15:58:59

On 06/09/2017 15:58, Kerry, Richard via Boost-users wrote:
>
> 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.

Yup, please update your compiler to the latest patch level for VC12 and 
it should be fine - the latest patch is update 5 BTW, and from memory at 
least update 3 is required to handle common_type.hpp.

HTH, John.

> 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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