From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephan Hoffmann Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:18:52 +0100 Subject: [Buildroot] Boost integration In-Reply-To: References: <201301222220.14854.yann.morin.1998@free.fr> <87libk2s6i.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk> <87ham73n37.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk> <5100E8EE.4030309@relinux.de> Message-ID: <5100FC7C.4090105@relinux.de> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Am 24.01.2013 10:03, schrieb Willy Lambert: > 2013/1/24 Stephan Hoffmann : >> Am 23.01.2013 18:08, schrieb Willy Lambert: >>> 2013/1/23 Peter Korsgaard : >>>>>>>>> "Willy" == Willy Lambert 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 > I'm sorry but I don't understand what you mean but "source override > feature", could you explain this ? Have a look here: http://free-electrons.com/blog/buildroot-2011-11/ I am afraid it might not be in the documentation yet. Stephan > >> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> buildroot mailing list >>> buildroot at busybox.net >>> http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot -- reLinux - Stephan Hoffmann Am Schmidtgrund 124 50765 K?ln Tel. +49.221.95595-19 Fax: -64 www.reLinux.de sho at reLinux.de