[boost] Re: [testing] confusion between "utility" and "iterator" libraries

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-07 07:53:56

Beman Dawes wrote:

> At 10:44 AM 10/6/2003, Vladimir Prus wrote:
>  >
>  >Hello,
>  >the regression status table contains:
>  >
>  >       utility           indirect_iterator_example  pass
>  >
>  >(where "utility" is the library name and "indirect_iterator_example" is
> the
>  >
>  >name of the test).
>  >
>  >but "indirect_iterator_example" is declared in
> libs/iterator/test/Jamfile",
>  >so I'm not sure it's from "utility" library. Is this a problem with
>  >testsuite/reporting programs or this is intended?
> 
> Well, it is a question of which library. The test program
> indirect_iterator_example.cpp lives in the libs/utility tree. The target
> is in the libs/iterator tree. The reporting program right now assumes the
> test program location determines the library name. We can change that, but
> that may be fixing the symptom rather than the cause.
> 
> A better solution might be to move the iterator example files to the
> iterators library (libs/iterator/...) hierarchy.

I think this is the best solution, ultimately. I wonder who's to make the
final decision?

- Volodya