Re: [boost] [test] boost.test owner unresponsive to persistent problems for multiple years

-----Original Message----- From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Raffi Enficiaud Sent: 06 January 2015 00:39 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] [test] boost.test owner unresponsive to persistent problems for multiple years

Richard writes:

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If you don't have time to maintain this library in a realistic manner, then you should hand it over to someone else. Even with collaboration, you're saying it will takes weeks and months to get fixes released that have been prepared over 5 years ago.

We have time and we are 2/3 good willing people now.

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That just plain sucks. There's no way to sugar coat it.

I think an overall change of tone would be appreciated.

Can the Boost.Test docs at least acknowledge that Richard (Anonymous) has made a big contribution to providing fixes, did lots of work showing the way for improved documentation, and finally spurred Gennadiy into some (a lot of) real action to get Boost.Test in a working-properly state? And then call it a day on this thread? Paul PS I think the Boost community has handled this badly - we should never have gotten into a situation where a lone worker was solely controlling a key library used by almost all others. We've avoided it on all other key libraries (like Boost.Config); we must never get in this mess again. --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal UK LA8 8AB +44 (0) 1539 561830