Re: [Boost-testing] Could we know the last revision a testsucceeded?

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] Could we know the last revision a testsucceeded?
From: Jim Bell (Jim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-19 12:20:03

On 1:59 PM, vicente.botet wrote:
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Jim Bell <mailto:Jim_at_[hidden]>
>     *To:* Running Boost regression tests
>     <mailto:boost-testing_at_[hidden]>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2011 6:23 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Boost-testing] Could we know the last revision a
>     testsucceeded?
>>
>>     BTW could someone explain me when a failing test is marked fail
>>     or broken? Is there something the maintainer needs to do to say
>>     the test is expected to pass?
>
>     ${BOOST_ROOT}/status  files *.xml, *.xsd
>
>  
> Thanks. In this directory I see two xml files: expected_results.xml
> and explicit-failures-markup.xml
> I guess expected_results.xml needs to be updated with the list of test
> that are expected to succeed or fail for a given toolset?
> How the failling tests overlaps with the explicit failures in
> explicit-failures-markup.xml?

Maybe you already know this, but that mark-up is for tests that can't be
made to pass. An expected-to-fail test that fails doesn't need an entry
there.

>  
> Some testers runs the same toolset. How can we set that a test fails
> for a specific tester?

I'm beyond my knowledge here, but I don't think you can specify more
than platform & complier.