Re: [Boost-testing] [accumulators] spurious failures?

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-09 04:15:20

Richard Webb wrote:
> Eric Niebler <eric <at> boost-consulting.com> writes:
>
>> Compile and link is fine. The run fails, but no reason is given. Any
>> clues?
>>
>
> I just tried manually running the weighted_tail_mean.exe built by my
> last test run, and it took over 5:30 to complete (though i dont know
> why that alone would make the test fail, as i was running with a 20
> minute timeout).
>
> On a connected note - i have a weighted_tail_mean.exe left over from
> the accumulator tests, but no other exes (and the same is true of
> regex_regress_threaded from the regex tests).
> Is this intentional, or does it mean theres some other problem?

I've never fully understood why, but bjam deletes the .exe once the test is 
complete: a real pain if you want to debug it afterwards!

John.