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

From: Jody Hagins (jody-boost-011304_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-01 14:16:01

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:08:19 -0500
Jody Hagins <jody-boost-011304_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Early attempts were stopped because creating and running the tests
> were just too difficult and time consuming.  Later attempts resulted
> in a mix of C/C++ with test scripts written in python, perl, ruby,
> etc.  This was better, but there was still way too much going on, and
> it took a long time to use the system, write tests, run scripts, and
> such.  The test framework was not clean and easy to use.

FWIW, I tried CPPUnit and other similar tools, but I think Boost.Test is
more flexible and easier to use (at least from the last time I looked at
the other tools)...