[boost] Re: Workarounded regression tools for MSVC 6

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-30 21:27:44

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 08:45 PM 4/30/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
>
>  >Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:
>  >
>  >> So please don't take it personally, but I'm not going to apply the
>  >> patches unless someone comes forward with more rationale for
>  >> supporting reporting tool compilations with VC++ 6.0.
>  >
>  >One of these days you might want to assign the job of producing
>  >regression logs for VC6 to someone who has a real stake in that
>  >compiler, so you'll have one less thing to test.  They might have a
>  >real stake in it among other things because they don't have anything
>  >else.
>
> The issue wasn't whether or not to produce regression logs for VC++
> 6.0, but whether the tools to produce the status reports themselves
> should be buildable with 6.0. Right now they compile OK on most modern
> compilers, but not VC++ 6.0.

I understand that.

Suppose you get tired of generating vc6 status and want to hand the
job off to someone that has only a VC6 compiler?  How will they
build/maintain the status tools?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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