From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-04 15:14:17
At 02:12 PM 9/4/2002, Rozental, Gennadiy wrote:
>> For backward compatibility, please considered adding
>> something like the
>> following to <boost/test/test_tools.hpp> after the include guards:
>>
>> # ifdef BOOST_INCLUDE_MAIN // workaround to keep old code
>> from breaking
>> # include <boost/test/minimal.hpp>
>> # else
>> ... current contents
>> # endif
>>
>> That makes it easier for regression testers who are running
>> both the old
>> and new versions of the Boost regression tests. This includes some
>> compiler suppliers who use the Boost tests as part of their own tests.
>>
>> You wouldn't have to document this; it is pure workaround.
>
>You mean you want it to stay that way forever?
Let's it's an "undocumented and deprecated" feature. A year from now the
hope would be no one was using it.
--Beman