Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation for Git and Modular Boost conversion

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation for Git and Modular Boost conversion
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-17 12:58:24

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Dave Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> on Sun Dec 16 2012, "Peter Dimov" <lists-AT-pdimov.com> wrote:
>
> > Beman Dawes wrote:
> >> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Dave Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm sorry, but I have always intended to do what Julian thought:
> produce
> >> > an initial "develop" branch corresponding to "trunk" along with
> >> > "master."
> >>
> >> No problem. Daniel P has committed to updating the conversion script
> >> so that will happen, and I've just now updated docs accordingly.
> >
> > I wonder how testing will work. Will the "develop" and "master"
> > branches of each repo be tested?
>
> What's going to be tested is fluid.  The ultimate goal is to allow
> developers to request specific combinations of tests with each commit by
> modifying a .json file in their project's root directory.  In the
> meantime, I expect to test every commit on any branch.
>
> The biggest question is against which versions of Boost dependencies the
> commit will be tested.  The obvious choices are 1. the version that was
> part of the last boost release, and 2. the last version of the
> dependency to be individually released (i.e. that dependency's "master"
> branch).
>
> Feedback/opinions on that choice are most welcome.
>

Since there are clearly some decisions  outside of my understanding as
testing manager, and part of the release team... Could someone please
comment on what is expected for the release that is based from github?
Because barring any other direction testing will be exactly what it is
right now.. Which is to test the the *release* (either trunk/develop of
release/master branches) structure of Boost.

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