Re: [boost] Should we still be testing GCC 2.95.3?

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-10 21:01:26

David Abrahams wrote:
> Edward Diener <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
>>So while I have always been a supporter of 
>>Borland in the past I do not see that they are serious about fixing 
>>their compiler bugs, or even consider it important to do so.
> 
> 
> Maybe we should move on, then.  At this point they may need us more
> than we need them.
> 

Discussions of "us" (Boost) and "them" (Borland) is leaving someone out: 
the developers who need both us /and/ them to play nice. That said, I 
haven't seen any Borland regression results in a loooong time. Borland 
support is pretty much a non-starter unless we can get regular test results.

-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com