Re: [Boost-users] [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1
From: Tom Kent (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-11-14 22:05:50

On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:06 AM Marshall Clow via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 4:30 PM Tom Kent via Boost-users <
> boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 9:36 AM Marshall Clow via Boost-users <
>> boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>> The release candidates for the first 1.69.0 beta release are now
>>> available at:
>>>
>>> <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.69.0.beta.1.rc1/source/>
>>>
>> As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download
>>> the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report
>>> both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy.
>>>
>>
>> toolset     arch    compile Link    Execute
>> msvc-8.0    32      FAIL    X       X
>> msvc-8.0    64      FAIL    X       X
>> msvc-9.0    32      X       X       X
>> msvc-9.0    64      X       X       X
>> msvc-10.0   32      X       X       X
>> msvc-10.0   64      X       X       X
>> msvc-11.0   32      X       X       X
>> msvc-11.0   64      X       X       X
>> msvc-12.0   32      X       X       X
>> msvc-12.0   64      X       X       X
>> msvc-14.0   32      FAIL    X       X
>> msvc-14.0   64      FAIL    X       X
>> msvc-14.1   32      X       X       X
>> msvc-14.1   64      X       X       X
>>
>> Compile means that the b2 command completed without errors
>> Link means that visual studio was able to link a sample executable to a
>> library (libboost_thread-vcXXX-mt[-gd]-1_XX.lib)
>> generated
>> Execute means that the linked program executed without errors.
>>
>> Full build logs can be found here:
>> https://gist.github.com/teeks99/526cf2598d1697557e45e590ce9517be
>>
>> Lots of errors with msvc-8.0:
>>
>> compile-c-c++
>> bin.v2\libs\log\build\msvc-8.0\release\link-static\threadapi-win32\threading-multi\trivial.obj
>> trivial.cpp
>> .\boost/parameter/aux_/arg_list.hpp(227) : error C2064: term does not
>> evaluate to a function taking 1 arguments
>>         .\boost/parameter/aux_/arg_list.hpp(390) : see reference to class
>> template instantiation 'boost::parameter::aux::arg_list<TaggedArg,Next>'
>> being compiled
>>
>>  If there is an easy way to fix arg_list.hpp that would be nice, but if
>> this is the time to stop build 8.0, that's fine too.
>>
>> Also numerous errors for many (all dlls?) of the libraries with
>> msvc-14.0. They all look something like this:
>>
>>
>> msvc.link.dll
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>>    Creating library
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
>> and object
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.exp
>> msvc.link.dll
>> bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_system-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>>    Creating library
>> bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_system-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
>> and object
>> bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_system-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.exp
>> msvc.link.dll
>> bin.v2\libs\container\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_container-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>>    Creating library
>> bin.v2\libs\container\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_container-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
>> and object
>> bin.v2\libs\container\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_container-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.exp
>> msvc.manifest.dll
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>> 'mt' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>>
>>         if exist
>> "bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll.manifest"
>> (
>>             call "bin.v2\standalone\msvc\msvc-14.0\msvc-setup.bat" x86
>> >nul
>>  mt -nologo -manifest
>> "bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll.manifest"
>> "-outputresource:bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll;2"
>>         )
>>
>> ...failed msvc.manifest.dll
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib...
>> ...removing
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>> ...removing
>> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
>>
>> I'm on the fence if we should continue supporting 8.0, so if that doesn't
>> get fixed then no big deal. However the issue with (the build tool?) for
>> 14.0 seems like a showstopper for this RC.
>>
>>
> Do we have any idea why MSVC 14 is failing?
>
>
This turned out to be something with the (Virtual) machine, I was able to
run without issue on another machine. Sorry for that red-herring.

Rebuilding binaries now.

Tom