Re: [boost] Formal Review: Template Metaprogramming Library (MPL)

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-18 16:44:16

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From: "Aleksey Gurtovoy" <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]>

> > Aleksey, what have you done to ensure that all the quirky
> > platform-specific work-arounds of the existing type_traits are
> > still in effect?
>
> Leaved them in place and ran the tests? :).

Did you? On which platforms? Are you getting the same results?

> On a more serious note, I _was_
> somewhat worried that the existing tests don't capture the complete
> functionality of the library, so I tested on both the test suite
currently
> in the CVS and a new one, which I haven't checked in because of it
somewhat
> ad-hoc nature (not that the current tests are much better ;).

Yeah, testing this library is difficult. I'd be interested in discussing
what an improved test would look like.

-Dave