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From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-08-07 10:57:20


--- In boost_at_y..., Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_a...> wrote:
> At 01:41 AM 8/7/2001, Gennadiy E. Rozental wrote:
>
> >Hi!
> >
> >I downloaded version of unit test framework based on one from
ulrich
> >koethe.
> >
>
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/unit_test_proposition.zip
> >
> > I made changes to original design (including some header files
> >refactoring and almost complete elimination of virtual functions)
and
> >added couple new features:
> > progress display (boost library based) - to use with long tests
> > parametrized test cases - if you want to run one test case with
> >different parameters ( I have test case specification in the
external
> >file and I have hundreds of such files).
> > Code still have lot of things to enchance (especially in
workaround
> >area).
> > I've tried to keep original coding style.
> >
> >Hope for comments,
>
> Gennadiy,
>
> Oh dear. It looks like you based your refactoring on the older
unit test
> code in the files/vault rather than the newer code in CVS under the
> unit_test_development branch. We should have deleted the old code
from the
> YahooGroups files/vault. I've done that now.
>
> We really need to get unit tests ready for review. The changes you
are
> suggesting are certainly worth discussing. Perhaps you could
contact Ulli
> and I privately, and we can work out an action plan.
>
> This points out a real problem - we are doing a poor job of
cleaning out
> old files from the fault. At one point Dave suggested we just
clean out
> everything and start over. It may be time to do just that.

If you decide to do this, please give us a few days notice first.
I've got some code in the vault that I'm not 100% sure I've got
copies of anywhere else, and I suspect some other people may be in
the same boat (despite this being a foolish thing to do *chuckles*).

Bill Kempf


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