Re: [Boost-testing] [test] missed tests

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-20 08:47:39

Hi!

Any comments on the below? I realize that nobody might have the time to
actually fix this right now, but do folks agree it's a problem? I hope
we're not going to release when it's known that some tests are just not
reported?

- Volodya

> the libs/test/Jamfile contains this:
> 
>  test-suite "prg_exec_monitor_test"
>    : [ test-btl-lib run-fail : prg_exec_fail1 : boost_prg_exec_monitor ]
>      [ test-btl-lib run-fail : prg_exec_fail2 : boost_prg_exec_monitor ]
>      [ test-btl-lib run-fail : prg_exec_fail3 : boost_prg_exec_monitor ]
>      [ test-btl-lib run-fail : prg_exec_fail4 : boost_prg_exec_monitor ]
>        ;
> 
> But none of those tests show up on
>
http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost-regression/CVS-HEAD/developer/test.html
> 
> Can somebody explain this? Note that one of these tests is know to fail on
> Windows/VC8.0, so we're missing test failures this way.
> 
> Note also that the same problem is present with "link-fail" tests, as
> reported in:
> 
>    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing/2511
> 
> Any chance this will be addressed?
> 
> Thanks,
> Volodya