Re: [Boost-cmake] Regression Test Reporting

Subject: Re: [Boost-cmake] Regression Test Reporting
From: Bill Hoffman (bill.hoffman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-01 15:53:51

David Abrahams wrote:
> 
>> Was CTest and CDash ever tried out to see how useful they could be?
> 
> I think everyone agreed that CDash's presentation of results is not
> really appropriate for Boost.  If I had more time right now I'd dig up
> the emails from troy on it, but I think you can get a lot from the
> boost-cmake list archives.
> 
That said, we have a large software project with similar needs as Boost 
interested in adding some features that might change that.  Of course 
none of this is implemented yet, but in the next 3 to 4 months CDash 
maybe in a much better position to work with Boost.   I will keep you 
posted.

If you had some specifics, it might be helpful to guide us as we add new 
features to CDash.  So, if either you and/or Troy could send me a 
summary of features that you would like to see, it would be helpful.  I 
remember some of your requests from when we talked in Boston, but that 
was a while ago...

The features we are thinking about adding include:

- extend ctest to be able to build/report one package at a time
- extend cdash to support the display of subsets of packages and 
dashboards.

Basically, handle an over all view (like now), and a sub-project view of 
test results.  So, if you are the developer of package A, you do not 
need to be bothered with failures in package B if you do not directly 
depend on it.  As I recall that was the big thing CDash was lacking from 
the Boost perspective.

-Bill