Re: [boost] Re: Regression Tests, Boost.Serialization

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-21 21:28:11

David Abrahams writes:
> "Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:14:25 +0200, Martin Wille wrote
>>> Robert Ramey wrote:
>>> > I want to keep working to finish regardless of which release it becomes a
>>> > part of.
>>> > 
>>
>> I understand, but....
>>
>>> >>If we are cutting it out the we can just remove it from status bjam now....
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> > But that would mean that progress would be stopped on getting this done.
>>> 
>>> Right. I do not ask to remove Boost.Serialization from the tests.
>>> That'd be the sadest thing we could do.
>>
>> ....I believe the release needs to take priority over serialization at this
>> point.  It's purely a timing issue.  Because of the diskspace problem, the
>> full Linux regression tests aren't available so other library authors are
>> unable to clean up the mainline.  So while I would love to see Robert clean
>> things up and get serialization in the release it seems unlikely this is going
>> to be feasible unless someone comes up with a way to allow the Linux
>> regression tests to continue (maybe someone wants to fork up $150 bucks and
>> Fedex Martin a new disk drive ;-)
>
> I have a Linux machine with 16311080 of available disk where we can
> run the tests if someone will help me get the tests set up.

It's piece of cake now -- http://tinyurl.com/4f2zp. 

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Aleksey Gurtovoy
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