Re: [boost] Errors in status/explicit-failures-markup.xml?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-31 22:03:39

on Mon Jan 14 2008, Beman Dawes <bdawes-AT-acm.org> wrote:

> Jeff Garland wrote:
>> Beman Dawes wrote:
>>> Jens Seidel wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I noticed that status/explicit-failures-markup.xml seems to contain some
>>>> errors. I really wonder e.g. about "These compilers are unfortunately
>>>> able to correctly compile". It looks like there is a "not" missing in
>>>> this sentence (multiple times!).
>>> Subversion "blame" pinpoints Jeff Garland as the guilty party:-)
>>>
>>> Jeff?
>> 
>> I haven't modified the markup since it's been moved to subversion....so I'm 
>> going to proclaim innocence.
>
> This isn't a new problem. It has existed since rev 29888. The wording says:
>
>>                 These compilers are unfortunately able to correctly compile the
>>                 new format-based input-output code for date time.  Suitable, but
>>                 less flexible, alternatives are available on these compilers.
>
> What Jens is suggesting is that the comment (which is repeated multiple 
> times) should read something like:
>
> These compilers are unfortunately *not* able to correctly compile the
> new format-based input-output code for date time.  Suitable, but
> less flexible, alternatives are available on these compilers.

Jeff, have you dealt with this issue?  If not, or Jeff doesn't respond,
can someone open a ticket?

Thanks,

-- 
Dave Abrahams
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