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 10:03:46

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Peter Dimov <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Andrey Semashev wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
>
> Yes, sorry. "The author of Y doesn't watch the tests of X."

The point is that the maintainer of X notices the problem in Y (which
resulted in X breakage) and notifies the maintainer of Y. This is
mostly how it happens now. The significant benefit is that in
everything/develop scheme the breakage can be fixed before it makes it
into the master branch and does not hold off Boost release if it's on
the way.