Re: [jamboost] test-development merge plans?

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-01 17:43:50

----- Original Message -----
From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>

> I'm having mixed luck running Boost regression tests with
> boost-root/status/Jamfile. Stuff that worked one day has path problems
the
> next day.
>
> Part of the difficulty may be version clashes caused my use of the
> "test-development" branch. I'm thinking that once it gets merged into the
> main trunk, more people will be using the code so it will stabilize
> faster. Or if others are reporting good results, I'll know my own setup
> here is at fault?
>
> Thus I'm wondering if there is a plan to merge "test-development" anytime
> soon?

Already done. I sent you an announcement several days ago.

> Unrelated issue: Why does boost-root/Jamfile "subinclude status ;"? Isn't
> the resulting regression test something that is only of interest to
> developers, and something that end-users wouldn't want to be bothered
with?

Yes. It's only so you can "jam test" from the top level, which I don't find
to be compelling.