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Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 04:32:55


On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Daniel Pfeifer <daniel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 2013/12/5 Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev_at_[hidden]>:
>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Daniel Pfeifer <daniel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> 2013/12/5 Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev_at_[hidden]>:
>>>>
>>>> Does that mean that X/develop is not tested?
>>>
>>> Yes (and no). It is not integrated into Boost and it is not tested as
>>> part of Boost. The same way as the development of zlib is not tested
>>> by Debian. Just the releases are integrated and tested.
>>>
>>>> Why is it needed then?
>>>
>>> According to gitflow, this is where the development of X happens. It
>>> is also tested of course. On its own, however.
>>
>> So this basically means that each library has to have its own testing
>> farm, and Boost serves mostly the bundling purpose.
>
> That is not what I meant.
> IMO each library shall be tested on its own (against stable releases
> of other libraries).
> Of course, boostorg can provide the testing farm for this purpose!

I'm confused. What exact parts of library submodules will be tested by
the boostorg test farm? develop? master?


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