[boost] [rfc] dual-mode regression testing

From: joaquin_at_[hidden]
Date: 2008-07-15 09:22:19

Hello,

As it stands now, most testing force goes to the trunk of SVN, which is 
good.
The problem is that there are few regression runners running against the 
release
branch, and I think we have a trade off: a regression runner volunteer 
will choose
to work on either the trunk or the release branch, but taking care of 
both is
possibly too much of a hassle. It is assumed that the release branch is 
much cleaner
and thus needs less attention, but it's better to be safe than sorry wrt 
this.

My proposal is then: why not modify the regression tool code so that it 
operates by
default in *dual mode*, i.e. it automatically downloads two tarballs 
(trunk &
release) to different folders, test them separately and upload the 
results to the
appropriate destinations? From the point of view of a volunteer, setting 
this to work
is as simple as having it running only against one branch, and the only 
drawback is
that resource consumption doubles, but this might be acceptable to a fair
number of people.

Comments?

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo