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title: Testing
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copyright: Rene Rivera 2007.
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Testing
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Testing
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=======
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* [Regression Tests](#RegressionTesting)
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* [Snapshots](#Snapshots)
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* [Inspection Reports](#Inspection)
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* [More about regression
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tests](#Introduction)
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Regression Tests
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----------------
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A group of volunteers donate CPU cycles and large amounts of
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disk space to collectively produce the regression testing
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result tables. Various Boost repository versions are tested for
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the benefit of library developers and interested users:
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| Version | Developers |
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| --- | --- |
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| Develop branch | [Summary](tests/develop/developer/summary.html) | [Unresolved
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Issues](tests/develop/developer/issues.html) |
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| Master branch | [Summary](tests/master/developer/summary.html) | [Unresolved
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Issues](tests/master/developer/issues.html) |
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Snapshots
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---------
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Snapshots are used for quality control checks. The
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Unix tarballs and Windows zipballs are identical except for the
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line endings exported from Git.
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Because the snapshots represent work-in-process, they may
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not be suitable for production use.
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| Version | Download | Documentation |
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| --- | --- | --- |
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| Master branch | [Sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/snapshots/master/ "Boost master branch snapshots on sourceforge"), [JFrog.io](https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/master/ "Boost master branch snapshots on JFrog.io"). | [Documentation](/doc/libs/master/ "Boost master branch documentation snapshot") |
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| Develop branch | [Sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/snapshots/develop/ "Boost develop branch snapshots on sourceforge"), [JFrog.io](https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/develop "Boost develop branch snapshots on JFrog.io"). | [Documentation](/doc/libs/develop/ "Boost develop branch documentation snapshot") |
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The Git master branch can be checked out from <https://github.com/boostorg/boost>.
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Inspection
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Reports
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-------------------
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The Boost snapshots are inspected daily to detect problems
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such as missing copyrights or licenses. The Boost Inspection
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Report tells all!
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| Version |
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| --- |
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| [Develop
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branch](http://boost.cowic.de/rc/docs-inspect-develop.html) |
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| [Master
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branch](http://boost.cowic.de/rc/docs-inspect-master.html) |
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More about
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regression tests
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----------------------------
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Will all Boost libraries work with your compiler?
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Unfortunately, the answer is "it depends". See the [regression testing results](#RegressionTesting) to see
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exactly what works and what doesn't.
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Boost libraries rely on modern C++ features such as
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templates and the C++ Standard Library. Most modern
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compilers support those major features fairly well. But even
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today, years after the adoption of the C++ Standard, some
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compilers still don't support important minor features like
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partial template specialization.
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Boost library authors often expend a great deal of effort
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trying to work around compiler deficiencies.
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Nevertheless, some libraries will not compile at all with
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certain compilers or may have crippled functionality.
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Even if the current release of a compiler supports a boost
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library, older versions of the compiler may not work
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properly.
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Boost releases are run through regression tests which
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automatically generates compiler status tables for various
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platforms. Unless otherwise indicated, the C++ Standard Library
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implementation is the one shipped with the compiler.
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### Warnings:
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* These tables are not a good indication of a particular
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compiler's compliance with the C++ Standard. The Boost
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libraries often contain workarounds which mask compiler
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deficiencies.
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* Some regression tests are run only occasionally, and so
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are relatively out-of-date. Check the date and revision
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in the column heading.
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The development code is being updated several times a day,
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so it may contain bug fixes, compiler workarounds, new
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features, and even whole new libraries. It may be unstable,
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however.
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A list of some of the organizations helping with testing is
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listed on the [Acknowledgements
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page](/community/acknowledgements.html#testing).
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