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should concentrate on compilation issues so that the status tables
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accurately reflect the library's likelihood of correct compilation on a
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platform.</li>
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- <li>If for any reason the usual test policies do not apply to a particular
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- library, an alternate test strategy must be implemented. </li>
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+ <li>If for any reason the usual test policies do not apply to a particular
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+ library, an alternate test strategy must be implemented.</li>
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+ <li>A <a href="regression.html#Adding_new_test">Jamfile</a> to drive the
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+ regression tests for the library. </li>
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</ul>
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-<h3>Optional</h3>
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+<h3>Optional (but highly recommended)</h3>
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+<p>The <a href="../libs/test/index.html">Boost Test Library</a> provides many
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+useful components which ease the construction of test programs.</p>
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<ul>
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- <li>Use the Boost Test Library for the construction of simple tests.</li>
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- <li>Use the Boost Unit Test Library for the construction of more complex tests
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+ <li>Use the library's
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+ <a href="../libs/test/doc/components/test_tools/index.html">Test Tools</a> for the construction of simple test
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+ programs that do not need much structure.</li>
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+ <li>Use the library's
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+ <a href="../libs/test/doc/components/unit_test_framework/index.html">Unit Test
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+ Framework</a> for the construction of more complex test programs that need to
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+ be structured into individual tests
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and test suites.</li>
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- <li>The Boost Program Execution Library is also available for very simple
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- tests, but the Boost Test Library is much preferred even for very simple
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- tests.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Suggested Protocol for Fixing Bugs or Adding Features.</h2>
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something else.</li>
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<h2>History</h2>
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-<p>The current regression test program was developed by Jens Maurer in December,
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-2000. The original regression test concept and program, including the automatic
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-generation of HTML compiler status tables, was developed by Beman Dawes in June,
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-2000.</p>
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+<p><a href="regression.html#History">See Regression Test History</a>.</p>
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<h2>Acknowledgements</h2>
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<p>Written by Beman Dawes. Jens Maurer, Paul Moore, Gary Powell and Jeremy Siek contributed helpful suggestions.</p>
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<hr>
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-<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->02 October, 2003<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38549" -->
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+<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->08 January, 2004<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38708" -->
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</p>
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<p>© Copyright Beman Dawes 2001</p>
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<p> Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the Boost Software
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