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Re: [pkg-boost-devel] Bug#454605: Boost & gcc 4.1 (was Bug#454605: build against new icu 3.8 packages)



On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 01:44:05PM +0000, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 05:55:29PM +0100, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> >   rebuilding Boost as-is would require a new Boost transition. Could
> > we continue to build it with gcc 4.1? At least until 1.35.0 is out,
> > that could be a few months away.
> 
> On the other hand, gcc default is version 4.2 since September 1.  It
> would be nice to have boost built with the default gcc.
> 
> Couldn't we do the transition now?

  I'm sure the RMs are thrilled to go for a new 2 to 3 months long
migration. Couldn't boost be less insane and stop bumping sonames for no
good reasons instead ? I mean what's the point of depending on the gcc
or glibc version, whereas Debian already tracks that down for them.


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·O·  Pierre Habouzit
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