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From: Stephan Hoffmann <sho@relinux.de>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] Boost integration
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:55:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5100E8EE.4030309@relinux.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKvQZ_1fD8ujBzcAhReQLwgwfkLZFyB0KXM-VB+_q6-=d1j-HA@mail.gmail.com>

Am 23.01.2013 18:08, schrieb Willy Lambert:
> 2013/1/23 Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>:
>>>>>>> "Willy" == Willy Lambert <lambert.willy@gmail.com> writes:
snip
>>>>>>>  Willy> I can propose you a patch to be abble to select different version a
>>>>>>>  Willy> boost in config menus. But I'm not sure that the current mk can handle
>>>>>>>  Willy> other versions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We normally don't support multiple versions of a package (except for a
>>>>>>> few minor exceptions) as that very soon becomes a support headache. Why
>>>>>>> would you want more than 1 version?
> Because I need boost for another framework, that is not supporting
> latest boost versions for now. And mainlining lastest boost support
> there is not an option (it is at best a parrallel work to do on my
> side, but I can't be on all fires ^^). And even if it compiles, I
> don't want to play with versionning incompatibilities beetwen boost
> and my framework. I need the 1.42.0 version.
Hi,

isn't this a perfect use case for the source override feature?

Regards

Stephan
>
> The idea is not necessarily to maintain all boost versions, but if the
> same script can handle several one, it's a pity to just propose the
> last one.
> Said differently, I have written the part that allow to choose a
> version on the model of config files that choose kernels. If you are
> interested in them I'll send you a patch. If you think you are Ok with
> editing the boost.mk by hand I'll keep my patch locally.
>
>
>>  Willy> I personnaly put Boost in Packages->Librairies->Boost. It is currently
>>  Willy> in a "Other" menu.Don't you think it would be a better place ?
>>
>> What would Libraries->Boost contain? Just the single boost package?
> yes, but boost is a family of librairies. But anyway I don't really
> care about that.
>
>> --
>> Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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  reply	other threads:[~2013-01-24  7:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-01-22 21:09 [Buildroot] Boost integration Willy Lambert
2013-01-22 21:20 ` Yann E. MORIN
2013-01-23  0:14   ` Willy Lambert
2013-01-23  1:15     ` Willy Lambert
2013-01-23  8:56       ` Peter Korsgaard
2013-01-23  9:06         ` Willy Lambert
2013-01-23  9:41           ` [Buildroot] Mono Project Berns
2013-01-23 16:01           ` [Buildroot] Boost integration Peter Korsgaard
2013-01-23 17:08             ` Willy Lambert
2013-01-24  7:55               ` Stephan Hoffmann [this message]
2013-01-24  9:03                 ` Willy Lambert
2013-01-24  9:18                   ` Stephan Hoffmann
2013-01-24  9:46                     ` Willy Lambert
2013-01-24 10:19                       ` Stephan Hoffmann

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