Feature #340
"configure" does not set BOOST if there are multiple copies in "standard" location
Description
I thought that, with many BOOST to choose from configure should give a warning (and a choice).
Apparently it doesn't (ask Bruno Simoes for testing)
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#1
Updated by Anna Maria Bigatti about 11 years ago
Updated by - Project changed from CoCoA-5 to CoCoALib
#2
Updated by Anna Maria Bigatti about 11 years ago
- Subject changed from Not compiling with BOOST if there are multiple copies in "standard" location to "configure" does not set BOOST if there are multiple copies in "standard" location
- Category set to Makefile
#3
Updated by John Abbott about 11 years ago
Updated by How can you have have multiple of copies of BOOST in the standard location?
Perhaps you mean that there are several possible standard locations and BOOST installations appear in more than one of them...?
I suppose the script simply identifies the first installation it finds.
Anyway, surely someone who has several BOOST installations in different standard locations is asking for trouble, no?
If you can convince me that it is reasonable to have multiple BOOST installations then I can try to modify the script. Remember: the scripts are intended to protect a careless user from some more obvious/common problems, they are not intended to be rock-solid, bullet-proof, vandal-proof checks that the build platform is safe.
#4
Updated by John Abbott about 11 years ago
- Status changed from New to Feedback
- Assignee set to John Abbott
- Target version set to CoCoALib-0.9953
OK, I have modified configure in the CoCoALib root directory.
Let me know if it does what you expect.
#5
Updated by John Abbott almost 11 years ago
No complaints in the last month (but then again Bruno has left...).
It should all be sorted out now, so I'm closing this issue.
#6
Updated by John Abbott almost 11 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Forgot to update status & %done. OK now.