Re: [boost] [1.32 release] TODO list synchronization

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-14 03:48:49

Robert Ramey writes:
> Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:
>
>>As we are coming closer to the branch-for-release date, I'd like to inquire
>>developers working towards the release about the current status of their
>>corresponding TODO items below. Simply replying to this message and saying
>>"Done", "Not done, will be done by date X", "Abandoned" or whatever you
>>wish to say on each of the items would be more than fine. 
>
>>> Serialization
>>> /////////////
>>
>>> Robert Ramey writes:
>>
>> a) post version compatible with 1.31 next week.
>
> Done
>
>> b) build and test against the CVS tree on my computer. 
>
> Done
>
>> c) check in
>
> Done
>
> I've tested against the latest CVS on my own machine with satisfactory
> results.  The compilers I've tested are:
>
> 1) MSVC 7.1
> 2) MSVC 6.0
> 3) Borland 5.51
> 4) Borland 5.60
> 5) gcc 3.3 under cygwin
> 6) gcc 3.4 on linux (draft #20) has been tested on linux with good results

Wonderful!

>
> I haven't seen any test results from boost test servers for the
> serialization library - I expect to see some soon. If past experience is any
> guide - any platform NOT on the above list will have at least a few issues.
>
> d)? marking platforms to skip. 
>
> I expect to mark Commeau as not useable due to a problem I have pending. I
> might revisit it if I have time. I would also expect to mark gcc 2.95 as not
> worth the effort as 3.3+ is a free upgrade.  I'm still undecided about this
> - I'm a little burned out on this sort of stuff after addressing MSVC 6.0
> and Borland.

Understandably.

>
> As to whether or not you want to include it in the branch, I would withhold
> judgment pending outcome of the first rounds of "official" test.  The you
> can decide whether or not it should be included.
>
> There are no new features to add or document for this release.  Anything not
> in there now would be slated for a subsequent release.  This includes
> autolib, boost.book among other things.

OK. 

Thank you for the update,
-- 
Aleksey Gurtovoy
MetaCommunications Engineering