Re: [boost] [config] [regression] Regression test failures due to compiler bugs -- your advice needed

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] [regression] Regression test failures due to compiler bugs -- your advice needed
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-21 11:31:27

Le 21/01/15 10:11, Andrzej Krzemienski a écrit :
> Hi Everyone,
> I need the advice from the experts, on what is the recommended way to
> handle the following situation with regression tests.
>
> A number of tests of Boost.Optional fail. (see here:
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/optional.html)
> These are the failures in optional<T&> (optional references), because quite
> a lot of compilers implement reference binding in a non-standard-conforming
> manner. (For details of these bugs see here:
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/libs/optional/doc/html/boost_optional/dependencies_and_portability/optional_reference_binding.html
> ).
>
>
Andrzej, are these regressions since last version(s) with compilers that 
worked, or are these related to new features that works on only some 
compilers?

Best,
Vicente