From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-03 09:26:22
----- Original Message -----
From: "William E. Kempf" <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
> This is very possible and would have to be a part of the installation
> process *if* the installation process followed an AAM approach instead
of an
> install package approach. If it's an installation package it's the
> responsibility of the packager to insure he doesn't package something
that
> won't work. In both cases, though, most (all?) of the boost libraries
have
> a test suite that can be used in an automated fashion to ensure this.
BTW, integration with testing is a primary goal of boost build, and we
have achieved that... so making tests part of the build/install process
is definitely feasible.
-Dave