[boost] is_class_test experimental status table results

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-13 16:49:54

The status table at 
http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/cs-win32.html was generated 
with an experimental version of the status table software.

It adds a new possible result, "note", which is in addition to the usual 
"pass", "fail", or "warn" results.

As a trial of the feature, John Maddock has modified type traits 
is_class_test to detect intrinsic compiler support for type traits, and 
issue a "note" if it isn't present. (In the past, this test always reported 
"fail" for compilers without intrinsic support, but that didn't really 
capture the situation.)

As a result of the new feature, the is_class_test results for several 
compilers now report "pass, note", hyperlinked. If you click through, you 
get the note produced by the test program:

<note>
This compiler version does not provide support for is_class on union types. 
Such support is not currently required by the C++ Standard. It will be 
required to support the upcoming Standard Library Technical Report.
</note>

At the moment, the only other test which needs to make use of this feature 
to be able to accurately report "pass, note" is type traits is_union_test. 
Other tests might use the feature for other purposes.

Comments?

--Beman