Re: [boost] Re: Re: [1.32 release] Boost.Test plan

From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-29 19:52:19

Fernando Cacciola wrote:

> "Gennadiy Rozental" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> escribió en el mensaje
> news:cbqrun$e6f$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> 
>>>I think Dave's point was that Boost.Test is special: It has to freeze
>>>earlier because the regression tests rely on it.
>>>
>>>Darren
>>
>>Boost.Test rely on some other boost components (mpl for example). Does
> 
> that
> 
>>mean all of them need to be freezed? And how earlier?
>>
> 
> Wow... really? what part of MPL exactly?
> Boost.Test is unboutless special and must be freezed at least 1 month before
> release.
> If Boost.Test relies on something else (which should be the less possible),
> these should be frozen too.
> 
> Please, make a detailed list of all the library *features* you depend on and
> plan to freeze Boost.Test really soon (much much sooner than branch date).

I dare say that Boost.Test should avoid dependencies on boost
libraries. I would suggest isolating the MPL dependencies even if
that means re-implementing the parts that it uses. Boost.Test is
special and avoiding cyclic dependency will help us not go insane.

Cheers,
-- 
Joel de Guzman
http://www.boost-consulting.com
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