Re: [boost] The Release Manager's Point of View

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-04 20:44:47

"Rene Rivera" <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
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> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>> "Rene Rivera" <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
>> news:4664A916.8020504_at_gmail.com...
>>> Rene Rivera wrote:
>>>> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>>>>> From what I understand there is no problems adding these tests into 
>>>>> test
>>>>> suite.
>>>> Your understanding is incorrect.
>>> Hm, I guess I forgot to mention. Which testing variant is tested is
>>> *not* under the control of library authors. It is controlled by testers
>>> with the guidance of the release manager.
>>
>> don't I have an ability to specify build variant in run rule's 
>> requirement?
>
> Sure, you could. But it would not have an effect on whether the release
> variant is tested, only which of your tests get run. For example, if you
> you changed all your tests to require the release variant, none of you
> lib would get tested.

So you are saying that there is a separate entity that decides which tests 
from my test suite to run? Hmm I did not know that. Why is it done this way? 
Where is it done?

Gennadiy