Re: [boost] is_class_test experimental status table results

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-16 11:41:52

No one replied to this, which I'm interpreting as an "OK".

Thus I've committed the changes to tools/regression/process_jam_log.cpp and 
compiler_status.cpp to implement the change.

Also, I'd say John should go ahead and make the corresponding change to 
is_union_test.

--Beman

At 05:49 PM 6/13/2003, Beman Dawes wrote:
 >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