Re: [boost] Some comments about the regression tests

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-05 12:11:55

At 03:56 AM 2/5/2003, Guillaume Melquiond wrote:
 >Hi,
 >
 >I tried to use the regression tests with the interval library; and it
 >worked: I just ran run_tests.sh on a linux computer with gcc 3.2.2 and
 >intel cc 7.0 and looked at the results. So, if nobody objects or does it
 >before me, I will modify status/Jamfile so that it automatically handles
 >the interval library.

Yes, please do! The subinclude approach works best.

Please note that the regular Win32 regression tests won't be run Friday 
through Tuesday due to a short vacation:-)

 >However, something bothers me. In the big array with all the tests and
 >compilers (cs-something.html), library names are wrong. For example, all
 >the tests for ublas and interval are mixed under the same library called
 >numeric. Is it possible for the regression tools to pick up the name
 >defined in the jamfile (``test-suite "interval" : [ run...'')? Or to use 
a
 >longer name like numeric/ublas and numeric/interval for example?

That's on the "do-list", but I don't know when it will get fixed.

 >Last point, is there something wrong with the linux computer used for the
 >regression tests on http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/ ? With
 >gcc 3.2, it fails 179 tests. When I gave it a try for the interval
 >library, I got a value which is roughly the same as for windows and
 >openbsd (only 13 tests failed, but it was sunday).

Sound suspicious. Alkis?

--Beman