Re: [boost] [serialization][msvc-7.0] permission to mark as expectedfailure

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-19 11:29:09

Go ahead, Actually there are a few of these cases.  Feel free to mark any
of them not already marked up.

Robert Ramey

Joaquín Mª López Muñoz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> test_reset_object_address and test_reset_object_address_dll are
> failing
> in MSVC 7.0 with a compiler limit problem:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ymmdwa
> http://tinyurl.com/yeajow
>
> The cause of the problem has little to do with the functionality being
> tested --the compiler simply chokes on too much complex code. The
> usual workaround consists in splitting the source code in several
> smaller
> translation units, but this is probably not worth the effort here
> given
> the relative obsolescence of the offending compiler.
>
> So, any objection to my marking these two as expected failures, with
> an associated note explaining the situation?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joaquín M López Muñoz
> Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo.
>
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