Re: [boost] Testing Boost (was: The Release Manager's Point of View)

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-04 20:22:38

"Rene Rivera" <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:4664A875.3060401_at_gmail.com...
> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>
>> Another direction is minimize amount to space used by temporary files. If 
>> we
>> move toward keeping test results in DB like external host. All files
>> produced during testing can be removed.
>
> I covered this during the Testing Boost session at BoostCon. The result
> files are minuscule in comparison with the building (obj, lib, dll, exe,
> a, etc.) files, and they have very limited lifetime on the testers 
> machine.

Than how come we end up with tens of gigs required for testing?

Gennadiy