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

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 09:50:32

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Peter Dimov <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 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.

In my example Y tests would succeed, but X would fail if it was tested
against Y/develop.