Re: [boost] [git] Library metadata

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Library metadata
From: James Sharpe (mail_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-06-04 15:18:02

On 4 Jun 2013 20:07, "Daniel James" <daniel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> On 4 June 2013 19:57, Mathias Gaunard <mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden]>
wrote:
> >
> > I think it's a great idea. But in a modularized setup, where would the
> > category definitions go?
>
> I'm not sure. Maybe in the super module, or perhaps a separate repo
> which could also contain things like helper scripts and the library
> template that was proposed elsewhere (i.e. things for developers that
> won't be included in the release).
>
> I haven't really thought it through yet. I just want to make sure I'm
> not going to step on anyone's toes, and that anything I do is
> compatible with other efforts.
>

You will probably want to look at git notes for the expected failures
markup. That way you'll get a history of how the expected failures have
changed over time with the advantage you can retrospectively alter the
markup for a commit without modifying the published sha.