Re: [Boost-testing] [RudbekAssociates-V2] Long time since last update

From: Martin Wille (mw8329_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-03 06:50:20

Joaquin M Lopez Munoz wrote:

> Your audit trail is correct in that nothing has changed in
> the code base, but the problem is that this error is spurious,
> it happens now and then without any particular dependence on the
> code, and will go away on the next run, even if the source
> hasn't been touched. A link to a past manifestation of the
> same issue:
> 
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2007/05/122346.php
> 
> So, what would be needed is simply a rerun of the offending
> test --I don't know if you can control the regression tester
> to that level of detail.

I'm not convinced it is a good idea to rerun the tests until the results 
look good, if the testing site is known to work reliably (as it is the 
case for Victor's). Doing so simply hides a known issue. One could call 
that lying about the quality of the software tested.

Regards,
m