Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Update submodules in boost.git
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 09:46:36
Andrey Semashev wrote:
> I might add that testing X/develop with Y/master has another drawback.
> When a change is made to Y/develop, it is tested against
> everything/master. It passes the tests but the change actually breaks X.
> When the change is merged to Y/master, X is broken and it stays that way
> until Y cycles again.
This tends to happen in practice regardless of the testing scheme. The
author of X doesn't watch the tests of Y.