Re: [Boost-testing] [jrp-msvc8.0] increase timeout pls

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-15 08:07:20

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Eric Niebler wrote:
>> Rene Rivera wrote:
>>> Eric Niebler wrote:
>>>> The xpressive failure here <http://tinyurl.com/2srknl> is due to an 
>>>> expired timeout. I think 300 seconds is too low. Can the timeout be raised?
>>> Do you mean can the default be increased? Or the timeout in that 
>>> particular machine?
>> Well, I meant the timeout on that machine, but now that you mention it, 
>> it may be a good idea to raise the default, too. Maybe 10 or even 20 min?
> 
> Well, it seems to me that having file take more than five minutes to 
> compile is rather bad. And hence may be a problem in the file. So I'm 
> reluctant to increase the limit too much. And in this particular case I 
> don't think the jrp machine is a slow one. So perhaps some investigation 
> as to why this particular test is taking a long time on that machine is 
> warranted?

FWIW, I share Rene's concerns.

--Beman