Re: [boost] [Release 1.34] Supported Compilers - another view

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-31 14:04:33

"Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> writes:

> It damn annoying to find that
> all my tests suddenly fail on msvc because of a change
> in the test system.  Oh I'm sure it was announced somewhere
> and I don't care - its annoying none the less.  Now what
> am I to do?  Stop supporting msvc? Shouldn't that be my
> decision?  Re write my tests to not use boost test?  I don't
> want to do that!

It might be a good idea anyway.  In my experience, Boost.Test is
overpowered for the purposes of Boost regression testing, and on
Windows it tends to stand in the way of debugging by "handling"
crashes as exceptions rather than invoking JIT or the debugger.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com