Re: [boost] [SVN]Best Practices for developers using SVN

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-03 17:29:17

on Fri Aug 03 2007, "Robert Ramey" <ramey-AT-rrsd.com> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> And let me add, on that basis I will spend any energy I have on fixing
>> tools and resist any major changes of process until we have experience
>> with the fixed tools. Changes lead to churn and we should minimize
>> that.
>
> My personal experience is that I spend waaaaaaaay more time
> dealing with the tools than actually working on library code.
> Dealing with boost tools is my greatest source of frustration.
> I shudder to think that even more elaborate tools are in
> the offing.

What's in the offing are simpler, better- and more-widely-supported
tools.  Ones that, for the most part, Boost is not maintaining itself.

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