Re: [jamboost] Re: Fwd: [Boost-testing] How to disable test on specific compiler

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-28 01:06:42

On Monday 27 June 2005 19:36, David Abrahams wrote:
> David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:
> > Joaquín Mª López Muñoz <joaquin_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >> Just in case jamboost regulars don't visit the Boost-testing mailing
> >> list...
> >>
> >> From: Toon Knapen
> >>
> >> As previously reported, compiling the test-file ptr_array.cpp of the
> >> boost.ptr_container library makes the IBM compiler hang.
> >>
> >>
> >> Is there a way to disable (the compilation of) this test on vacpp or to
> >> disable all tests of the boost.ptr_container library because this
> >> problem makes that I can't update the regression status for vacpp at all
>
> Oh, as usual, the jamboost list is stripping lines containing angle
> brackets :(
>
> Just add
>
> (vacpp)(*)(build)no
>
> to the requirements, changing parens to angle brackets.
>
> Given the importance of angle brackets around here, I think it's time
> to move the list. Any arguments?

I'm -0.

1. I never run into this "jamboost strips angle brackets" problem. Am I just 
lucky? Or somebody is posting in HTML format?

2. Moving the list is a nuisance: everybody has to resubscribe or somebody has 
to resubscribe them automatically, email addresses must be changed 
everywhere, and so on.

- Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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