Re: [boost] [BoostCon07][testing] Session reminder.

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-04 19:49:54

on Fri May 04 2007, Stefan Seefeld <seefeld-AT-sympatico.ca> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> Okay, here are some issues I think ought to be solved, in no
>> particular order, some (much) more important than others:
>
> David,
>
> I'm happy to see you bring up much the same points I mentioned.
> Here is one I haven't yet got to, and would like to explore a bit
> further:
>
>> * generating XML by parsing the jam log is fragile and prevents the
>>   use of multiple build processes (-jN).  This one should be almost
>>   embarassingly easy to fix.
>
> I think there is more to this than only the ability to run tests in
> parallel. For example, it would help to robustify the testing
> harness if the 'test database' could be inspected without actually
> executing any test. By that I mean the ability to:
>
> * See all tests, as part of the test database structure (i.e. their
>   organization into test suites)
>
> * See meta data associated with tests, such as
>
>   - what kind of test
>   - expected outcome, per platform
>   - dependencies, prerequisites, etc.

How would that help with robustness?

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