Re: [boost] Ceci n'est pas un regression report

From: Gennaro Prota (gennaro_prota_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-17 14:56:59

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:57:07 -0400, David Abrahams
<dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>Douglas Gregor <dgregor_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> Boost Regression test failures
>> Report time: 2006-07-15T08:23:49Z
>>
>> This report lists all regression test failures on release platforms.
>
>This report lists as "regressions" numerous failures on compilers we
>weren't testing before (e.g. sun-5.8), or on new tests.  Like bogus
>warnings from a compiler, this is actually more harmful than helpful.
>It causes developers to ignore the reports and looks to everyone else
>like we have many more problems than we do.

I fully agree. On a (slightly) related note: would it be possible to
group all regression reports by thread, as Rene has done with his
inspect tool reports? That would help a lot having an immediate
perception of any advancements (even from the mailing list archive).

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