Re: [boost] Google SOC 2007, Boost.Test Frontend

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-21 16:12:24

Bjørn Roald wrote:
> Younes M wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I recently came across a suggestion for a Boost.Test frontend on the
>> Google Summer of Code 2007 front page. As someone who uses Boost.Test
>> a fair bit I think I would be very interested in persuing this. I have
>> some early ideas about what I would like to see in a frontend, but
>> would also love to get some ideas from others.
>>   
> To me functionality similar to http://cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net/ 
> comes to mind.  I don't know if this counts as *front-end* to Boost.Test 
> in this context, but I would give it a look.
> 
> Basically the CruiseControl software detect events such as commits in 
> the revision control system upon which build and test runs are 
> launched.  After completion reports are generated and notifications are 
> given to subscribing developers.  The connection to Boost.Test is in the 
> reporting and test launch part I guess.  I guess signaling to multiple 
> build/test hosts could be part of it or a future extension.  Various SCM 
> such as cvs, subversion, perforce, clear-case, sccs, rcs, etc. should be 
> supported by future plug-ins, for now a single plug-in for cvs, 
> subversion, or whatever will do :-)

Isn't that exactly what buildbot does (http://buildbot.sf.net)?
Rene Riviera already did some work a long time ago to provide a buildbot
harness for boost.org, which, I agree, would be very useful to lift into
official part of the boost infrastructure, especially in support of the
regression testing harness.

> It may be smart to consider splitting this into more than one project to 
> keep the scope creep out.

Heh, you are the one deviating from the original topic, and now you warn
about feature creep. :-)

Regards,
                Stefan

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