Re: [Boost-testing] [graph] Testing modifies sources?

From: Victor A. Wagner Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-26 16:18:38

Rene Rivera wrote:
> I started doing RC_1_34_0 tests earlier this week, using gcc-4.2.0, and 
> noticed the following in the logs during the checkout:
>
> cvs update: Updating libs/graph/src
> M libs/graph/src/graphviz_digraph_lex.cpp
> M libs/graph/src/graphviz_graph_lex.cpp
> cvs update: Updating libs/graph/src/python
>
> Somehow the process of testing, or building, changes those files. This 
> doesn't seem like a good thing to me, as it prevents those files from 
> getting updated from CVS. Or worse if someone changes them in CVS, it 
> may cause merge conflicts in the update, which would produce invalid 
> files, breaking whatever tests depend on those.
>
> Any ideas how those end up being changed?
>   
they certainly are NOT changed in MY tree, then I'm not sure the tests 
are running either, nor do I know what would make them run.
note the dates on the two files.

C:\Projects\boost\libs\graph\src>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 5CE3-80E9

 Directory of C:\Projects\boost\libs\graph\src

2007-05-26  13:47    <DIR>          .
2007-05-26  13:47    <DIR>          ..
2001-02-12  12:13               543 graphviz.grammar
2006-11-03  13:18            56,405 graphviz_digraph_lex.cpp
2006-03-09  10:18            44,340 graphviz_digraph_parser.cpp
2006-11-03  13:18               388 graphviz_digraph_parser.hpp
2006-11-03  13:18            56,435 graphviz_graph_lex.cpp
2006-03-09  10:17            44,354 graphviz_graph_parser.cpp
2006-11-03  13:18               388 graphviz_graph_parser.hpp
2006-02-06  16:19             2,514 graphviz_lex.ll
2005-11-19  14:40            15,037 graphviz_parser.yy
2006-09-26  07:15             1,872 read_graphviz_spirit.cpp
2004-10-20  07:19               384 yystype.h
              11 File(s)        222,660 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  57,411,502,080 bytes free

C:\Projects\boost\libs\graph\src>type cvs\tag
TRC_1_34_0

C:\Projects\boost\libs\graph\src>cvs status graphviz_digraph_lex.cpp
===================================================================
File: graphviz_digraph_lex.cpp  Status: Up-to-date

   Working revision:    1.12.4.1
   Repository revision: 1.12.4.1        
/cvsroot/boost/boost/libs/graph/src/Attic/graphviz_digraph_lex.cpp,v
   Sticky Tag:          RC_1_34_0 (branch: 1.12.4)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)

C:\Projects\boost\libs\graph\src>cvs status graphviz_graph_lex.cpp
===================================================================
File: graphviz_graph_lex.cpp    Status: Up-to-date

   Working revision:    1.12.4.1
   Repository revision: 1.12.4.1        
/cvsroot/boost/boost/libs/graph/src/Attic/graphviz_graph_lex.cpp,v
   Sticky Tag:          RC_1_34_0 (branch: 1.12.4)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)

C:\Projects\boost\libs\graph\src>

I do see that they are the most recently changed files in 
directory...maybe they were modified ages ago and there's been no need 
to run the tests since.