Re: [boost] [Release 1.34] Supported Compilers

From: Thomas Witt (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-31 13:18:54

Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:
> Thomas Witt writes:
>>
>> Unsupported
>> -----------
>>
>> No regression testing is done. (Library authors might still support 
>> these toolsets for their libraries on a case by case basis.)
> 
> We can't actually _prevent_ somebody from running regression tests for
> an "unsupported" toolset, nor do I think that we want to.

We are in violent agreement here ;-)

> I'd say if
> one has the resources to run the tests and interested in seeing /
> posting the results (however pitiful), they should go right ahead.

Yep.

> IMO
> "unsupported" status just makes an individual developer's decision to
> ignore these results uncontroversial.

Yep and boost as a group does not make an effort to make regression 
testing possible. I.e. I won't pester Gennadiy about support in Boost.Test.

Thomas

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