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From: hasufell <hasufell@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] boost-utils.eclass -- for building against newest boost.
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:44:52
Message-Id: 503C76A9.3000007@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] boost-utils.eclass -- for building against newest boost. by Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
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4 On 08/28/2012 06:26 AM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
5 >
6 > There needs to be a way to specify maximal accepted slot of Boost.
7 > Examples of some possibilities: * BOOST_MAX_SLOT="1.49" global
8 > variable * '--max 1.49' arguments for boost-utils_get_* functions
9 >
10
11 Exactly. I don't see any reason for this eclass except this feature.
12 The current expected behavior of boost and build systems is that
13 always the latest installed will be picked.
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15 In fact this breaks packages in 3 of 4 cases on new boost versions.
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17 And while we are it it, we can punt the useless eselect implementation.
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