Re: thread review (part 2)

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-09-09 19:42:43

--- In boost_at_y..., John Maddock <John_Maddock_at_c...> wrote:
> 
> >I'm not familiar enough with the system to comment.  Testing via 
the 
> >Boost.Build system works, though I've asked David Abrahams for 
some 
> >changes to that as well.  I believe there's talk of interfacing 
the 
> >regression system with the build system?
> 
> I believe so, but I don't think it can produce html summaries or 
compiler
> logs yet...

Well, I'm more then willing to help with this issue, but I'm not 
familiar enough with the system to do so in any kind of timely manner.

> >I can't be 100% sure that the test is all conclusive.  During 
> >development I did find I had to add a test or two that was 
missed.  
> >However, I covered as much as I could.  Testing threads isn't an 
easy 
> >task and I expect we'll add further tests as we go.
> 
> No kidding, I'm glad you're writing these and not me ;-)

*laughs*  Actually, many of them were borrowed from a POSIX test 
suite that Jeremy Siek was kind enough to provide.

Bill Kempf