[Boost-testing] Re: [1.33.0] Let's start preparations...

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-09 05:10:51

David Abrahams writes:
> Martin Wille <mw8329_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>>>>- bugs in the testing procedure take too long to get fixed
>>> I think all I can say on this one is said here -- 
>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/119341.
>>
>> I'm not trying to imply Misha or you wouldn't do enough. However, the 
>> fact that only two people have the knowledge and the access to the 
>> result collection stage of the testing process is a problem in itself.
>
> That is worrisome.

We'll be happy to fill in anybody who is interested. It's not that
complicated.

>
>>>>- incremental testing doesn't work flawlessly
>>> That's IMO another "top 10" issue that hurts a lot.
>
> It's a bit of a problem that when bjam scans for header dependencies
> it can't preprocess the files, so dependencies created by
>
>   #include SOME_MACRO()
>
> don't get registered.

What's the problem with doing real preprocessing when something like
above is detected?

-- 
Aleksey Gurtovoy
MetaCommunications Engineering