Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 03:39:17

>>> So this basically means that each library has to have its own testing
>>> farm, and Boost serves mostly the bundling purpose. A possible
>>> solution, I guess, but not sure such approach would be beneficial for
>>> the quality of Boost. I doubt that individual developers will be able
>>> to do the same amount of testing for their library releases as they
>>> had with svn.
>>
>> how and when are things to be tested:
>>
>> * when a commit is done to someLibrary/develop
>> * when superproject/develop updates the submodule reference to
>> someLibrary/develop?
> 
> If you're asking about my preferred approach then the first - when a
> commit is done to someLibrary/develop. And then again, when it is
> merged to someLibrary/master. No manual updates to the superproject
> are required.

i suppose that any other approach would ask for troubles. also, when
testing someLibrary/develop it may depend on someOtherLibrary/develop.
so if the tests would only run someLibrary/develop with all other
dependent libraries checked out on master, one will run into troubles.

> If I understood Daniel's suggestion, someLibrary/develop is never
> tested, except by the library developers or maybe free volunteers.

we are then loosing the biggest advantage of the testfarm: being able to
see troubles early in the development process on platforms/toolchains
the individual developer may not have access to.

tim