Opened 3 years ago

Closed 3 years ago

#64428 closed request (fixed)

boost178: create new port for latest upstream version

Reported by: reneeotten (Renee Otten) Owned by: michaelld (Michael Dickens)
Priority: Normal Milestone:
Component: ports Version: 2.7.1
Keywords: Cc: mascguy (Christopher Nielsen)
Port: boost

Description

Boost released v1.78.0 early December, it would be nice to have the latest version packaged in MacPorts as boost178. Additionally, what is the policy for the default version set by the boost PG? Currently it defaults to 1.76, when do we bump that?

Change History (4)

comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by michaelld (Michael Dickens)

comment:2 Changed 3 years ago by michaelld (Michael Dickens)

My vote is to leave the default at 1.76 for a bit longer & see how compatible 1.77 and 1.78 are as ports start using them. Boost updates break things very reliably, and it takes time for projects to catch up ... usually 6 months to a year in my experience.

comment:3 Changed 3 years ago by mouse07410 (Mouse)

I'm with Michael here. I do hope it won't take "6 months to a year" to upgrade the default Boost to 1.78, but giving it a little more time seems a very good idea.

comment:4 Changed 3 years ago by michaelld (Michael Dickens)

Resolution: fixed
Status: assignedclosed

In 368cbfe415ae99f3b79e93b37a7bd6108ff9adf9/macports-ports (master):

boost178: new port

Closes: #64428

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