Re: [boost] [1.34.0] [thread] [graph] finish markup sync

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-26 04:13:43

Anthony Williams wrote:

> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
>> Anthony Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>> 
>>>> I've checked in the attached patches to:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Merge changes to required toolset list from RC to HEAD
>>>> 2. Merge a couple of new test markups fron HEAD to RC.
>>>>
>>>> (2) applies to graph and thread libraries. I've verified that the
>>>> mentioned tests exist on RC; if the library authors believe those
>>>> changes should not be on RC, just say.
>>> 
>>>> +        <mark-expected-failures>
>>>> +            <test name="test_barrier_lib"/>
>>>> +            <toolset name="msvc-8.0"/>
>>>> +            <note author="Aleksey Gurtovoy" refid="6"/>
>>>> +        </mark-expected-failures>
>>>> +
>>>> +        <mark-expected-failures>
>>>> +            <test name="test_thread"/>
>>>> +            <toolset name="msvc-7.1"/>
>>>> +            <note author="Aleksey Gurtovoy" refid="6"/>
>>>> +        </mark-expected-failures>
>>> 
>>> I don't think there should be any expected failures for the thread
>>> library on msvc.
>>
>> Why there's one on HEAD? Should the markup be removed on HEAD and RC,
>> just HEAD, just RC, or something else?
> 
> The markup should be removed on RC. As Roland explained, the new work on
> the thread lib is happening on a branch (it started as a major rewrite,
> and includes some breaking changes), so HEAD is pretty much orphaned. It's
> probably best to keep HEAD in sync with the RC branch for now.

I'm sorry, I'm still lost. Above you say:

   It's probably best to keep HEAD in sync with the RC branch for now.

If I remove markup from RC branch, the HEAD will no longer be in sync with RC.
Is that what you want?

- Volodya