Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 09:46:36

Andrey Semashev wrote:

> I might add that testing X/develop with Y/master has another drawback. 
> When a change is made to Y/develop, it is tested against 
> everything/master. It passes the tests but the change actually breaks X. 
> When the change is merged to Y/master, X is broken and it stays that way 
> until Y cycles again.

This tends to happen in practice regardless of the testing scheme. The 
author of X doesn't watch the tests of Y.