[Boost-testing] Re: Feature request: spamming the Boost list with the day's failures.

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-31 12:02:55

Doug Gregor <dgregor_at_[hidden]> writes:

> GCC has this wonderful regression tester that sends e-mail to everyone 
> involved when something in the compiler breaks. Even if we can't do 
> exactly the same, I think we should spam the Boost developer's list 
> each day with the day's regressions (at, say, noon EST). It may be a 
> little annoying, but it will be a constant reminder when something is 
> broken. Maybe, perhaps, I hope that it will make these release cycles 
> less painful.

Well, I'm willing, though I think those responsible should also get
spammed -- and more insistently than once a day -- until it's fixed.

> I'm willing to do the legwork to make this happen, but I'm not quiet 
> sure where we start or what precisely MetaComm is running to get the 
> results pages.

This sort of capability is one thing that we're hoping to get out of
BuildBot.

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Dave Abrahams
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