Re: [boost] Breaking existing libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] Breaking existing libraries
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-30 19:37:27

on Mon Nov 24 2008, "Tomas Puverle" <Tomas.Puverle-AT-morganstanley.com> wrote:

>> suppose we set up a mailing list
>> to which all the test checkins are posted?  Then anyone who wants to
>> monitor the evolution of a library's tests can subscribe to that list.
>
> Dave, I don't know how much email you get a day but this doesn't sounds 
> workable.

Along with filtering rules, it can be managed.

> It's bad enough to try to keep up with the users and devel traffic, let 
> alone with extra emails whenever the developer decides to change a test 
> case.
>
> This cannot be automated - I would argue that it should be the 
> responsibility of the library maintainer to let the users know of any large 
> impeding changes.

Of course it is, but the suggestions to which I responded seemed not to
be aimed at leaving it _entirely_ in the hands of the maintainers.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
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