Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13082: Add a way to identify the executable as a boost-test

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13082: Add a way to identify the executable as a boost-test
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-22 22:03:03

#13082: Add a way to identify the executable as a boost-test
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  Reporter:  jan.wilmans@…   |      Owner:  rogeeff
      Type:  Feature         |     Status:  new
  Requests                   |
 Milestone:  To Be           |  Component:  test
  Determined                 |
   Version:  Boost 1.64.0    |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:  test identification test-runner
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Comment (by Jan Wilmans <janwilmans@…>):

 And even if they had, a drawback of that is, that I would rely on the
 --version message always staying the same (something I would not want to
 force on anyone).

 The rationale to require a new standardized/shared command-line parameter
 is that is it would never change and because the version number is
 included any other changes in the command-line handling can be dealt with
 by the test-runner without breaking support for earlier versions.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac10/boost/ticket/13082#comment:3>
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