RE: [boost] Boost.Test: minimal testing introduced

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-04 15:14:17

At 02:12 PM 9/4/2002, Rozental, Gennadiy wrote:

 >> For backward compatibility, please considered adding
 >> something like the
 >> following to <boost/test/test_tools.hpp> after the include guards:
 >>
 >> # ifdef BOOST_INCLUDE_MAIN  // workaround to keep old code
 >> from breaking
 >> #   include <boost/test/minimal.hpp>
 >> # else
 >>      ... current contents
 >> # endif
 >>
 >> That makes it easier for regression testers who are running
 >> both the old
 >> and new versions of the Boost regression tests.  This includes some
 >> compiler suppliers who use the Boost tests as part of their own tests.
 >>
 >> You wouldn't have to document this; it is pure workaround.
 >
 >You mean you want it to stay that way forever?

Let's it's an "undocumented and deprecated" feature.  A year from now the 
hope would be no one was using it.

--Beman