Re: [boost] [1.36.0] Release schedule set

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-25 17:05:31

James Sharpe wrote:
> Another quick thought on an improvement to the regression test
> results: it'd be nice to see the history of whether tests were
> previously passing or failing for a given revision i.e. if a test is
> currently failing what was the last revision number that it
> successfully ran at? Likewise being able to see a particular tests
> history can make bug finding easier; if a test result over time is
> fail pass fail, knowing what change caused the test to go green can
> help understand the nature of a bug.

There's a effort going on right now to make over the whole regression 
testing system. The sort of thing you suggest above is one of the 
high-priority goals.

--Beman