Re: [Boost-build] alias/test-suite/inline targets changes

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-06 02:44:06

On Monday 06 November 2006 10:32, Johan Nilsson wrote:

> >  In general,
> >
> >            bjam
> >
> > shouldn't run a big test suite.  IMO.
>
> I've done it both ways (explicit/implicit) the last two projects. As long
> as both ways are possible to do easily, I personally don't really mind what
> the default is.
>
> > Whether or not that makes it worth having all test suites be explicit
> > by default, I don't know.
>
> If they are explicit by default, can they be made implicit by something
> similar to:
>
> implicit test ;
>
> ?

We don't have such rule ;-) I guess making one rule explicit by default and 
then adding a new mechanism to make it back implicit is not very attractive 
design solution.

- Volodya