Re: [boost] [test] still broken in release

Subject: Re: [boost] [test] still broken in release
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-09 18:08:55

Richard <legalize+jeeves <at> mail.xmission.com> writes:

> 
> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
> 
> boost <at> lists.boost.org spake the secret code
> <loom.20130809T205009-764 <at> post.gmane.org> thusly:
> 
> >The problem with this is that these obviosly does not include any of new 
> >features and these are indeed completely missing from docs. Even worse they 
> >use number of old interfaces, which are now deprecated. Most important 
> >example is testing tools: BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL, BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE - all these 
> >tools are now deprecated and I wouldn't spend any time detailing their use. 
> 
> So you're going to break all the tests that have been written so far?
> 
> I don't understand why this is desirable.

We are not going to break anything. These tools are still there, but they are 
deprecated in favour of new interface. New documentation should cover new 
interface and can probably refer to last release for old tools.

Gennadiy