Re: [boost] How to make tests building faster?

Subject: Re: [boost] How to make tests building faster?
From: Mateusz Łoskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-22 06:30:51

On 22 December 2011 01:49, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>
>> I'm interested in your practice here.
>> How do you do the "changing the directory of the serialization"?
>> Do you copy and overwrite, use symlinks?
>
> My whole boost/release tree is connect to the boost SVN system.
> There is an SVN command which let change the directory to another
> SVN branch. Â I use tortoise SVN gui so I don't remember the exact
> command - it might be switch. Â Hint, make sure you have everything
> checked in before you do this.

I presume you use svn switch. Neat.

>> Your approach combined with John's suggestion to use PCH should be a
>> nice time saver.
>
> It is a time saver. Â But it's much more than that.

Yes, I do see advantages.
I'll try to adopt this idea myself.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net