Hi, I raise the question of boost in sage because :
(1) of the recent "PolyBoRi requires boost library" thread on this mailing-list ; (2) because sage 5.0 has a boost_cropped spkg, whose SPKG.txt says it was obtained by taking the sources out of polybori's, which means : (i) it wasn't a proper packaging from upstream ; (ii) it's not clear which parts of boost it contains : apt-cache search libboost |grep 1.49.0 |wc -l says 21 on my box, and I don't have everything installed -- for example I don't have the unit-test part which is the subject of the other thread, so "boost" is perhaps too generic, especially since it's "boost-from-polybori". The second point has bothered me for quite some time already, so with the first in the air, it might be time to ask : wouldn't it be worth to have a proper boost spkg, which would contain the needed frameworks, coming from upstream? I know asking for the inclusion of something in sage might be surprising coming from me, but I prefer a clean and clear from-upstream spkg than patches left and right. Snark on #sagemath -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
