Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Release criteria compilers

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-05 11:13:54

Nicola Musatti wrote:
> Beman Dawes <bdawes <at> acm.org> writes:
> [...]
>> My candidates for the release criteria compilers are:
>>
>> * Microsoft VC++ 8.0 on Win32
>> * Intel 10.0 on Win32
>> * GCC on Linux
>> * GCC on Darwin
>>
>> I've got all of those here, so can verify test results myself if necessary.
>>
>> I expect people will want to add several others, and that's OK. But for 
>> this first release on our quarterly schedule, let's keep the number down 
>> to be sure we meet our targets.
> 
> CodeGear (Borland) C++ Builder 2007 on Win32
> 
> I know it's not the most compliant compiler in the world, but it's improving.
> Furthermore, I believe Alisdair Meredith has some patches to submit and I have a
> few myself in store.
> 
> As soon as all the patches I'm aware of are in, I can stop testing the earlier
> releases and start testing the latest one more often.

We really can't include a compiler and/or platform that is only being 
tested every few days. We just have to have reliable daily tests at the 
minimum. And for compilers/platforms with a lot of failures, we need 
even more testing, so developers have a reasonable shot at fixing the 
failures.

I see that it is now official that Borland has hired Alisdair as C++ 
product manager. Perhaps that will lead to better compliance for their 
compiler, too. But until that plays out I'm really having trouble seeing 
how we can include Borland as a release criteria compiler.

--Beman