[Boost-testing] Re: Heads up on serialization library tests

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-26 12:09:21

My views on this topic were posted some time ago
http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg78002.php .

Stefan Slapeta wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> The problems you mentioned are not only caused by the serialization
> library, even if its testing is very time consuming. During the tests
> for 1.32, I often asked myself what will happen one day when the
> number of libraries in boost has grown considerably; one day we will
> arrive at a point when we have to think about two alternatives:
> splitting boost itself into components and separating components that
> have no incoming dependencies, like python (which is, IMO, highly
> desirable) or at least breaking the testing procedure into smaller
> parts.
>
>
> Stefan
>