On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Barend Gehrels
Hi,
I changed the subject because it is not about Thread only.
So as far as I understand, Boost.Test has moved from Boost.Timer v1 (2001) to Boost.Timer v2 (2011). Boost.Timer v2 depends on Boost.Chrono, which optionally can be compiled header-only, and on Boost.System. But Boost.Timer itself has no option to be compiled header-only (AFAIU). So basically the regression is in Boost.Timer, which now requires linking. But because that is already introduced in 2011, it cannot be called a sudden regression. However, the influence on Boost.Test is quite large.
We use Boost.Test (the header-only option) since 2007 and wish to keep it header-only. I know what to do to make it compile (link with Boost.Timer) but that is an unwished option for several reasons, so: a regression.
I looked a Boost.Timer, and it seems reasonable to add a header-only option. If you open a ticket, I'll give it a try. But it will be a week or two, so a ticket is best. Thanks, --Beman