Re: [PATCH] gnu: boost: Update to 1.60.0

[Ludovic Courtès]

Eric Bavier <address@hidden> skribis:

> On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:29:03 +0100
> address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:
>
>> Eric Bavier <address@hidden> skribis:
>>  
>> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/boost-mips-avoid-m32.patch 
>> > b/gnu/packages/patches/boost-mips-avoid-m32.patch
>> > deleted file mode 100644
>> > index 811c9fb..0000000
>> > --- a/gnu/packages/patches/boost-mips-avoid-m32.patch
>> > +++ /dev/null
>> > @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
>> > -The following patch prevents the use of the -m32 flag on mips, where it
>> > -is not understood by gcc, as well as other non-x86 architectures.
>> > -
>> > -diff -u -r boost_1_58_0.orig/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam 
>> > boost_1_58_0/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam
>> > ---- boost_1_58_0.orig/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam       2015-04-04 
>> > 19:25:07.000000000 +0200
>> > -+++ boost_1_58_0/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam    2015-07-10 
>> > 01:08:19.822733823 +0200
>> > -@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
>> > -         else
>> > -         {
>> > -             local arch = [ feature.get-values architecture : 
>> > $(properties) ] ;
>> > --            if $(arch) != arm
>> > -+            if $(arch) = x86
>> 
>> Do you know if this patch or something equivalent was applied upstream?
>> 
>> I guess we’ll have to wait for Hydra’s feedback on MIPS.
>
> Something similar has been incorporated upstream, so I think we should
> be OK on MIPS.

OK, well alright then!

It has 140 dependent packages, including LibreOffice, so kinda
borderline for master.  It’s probably safer on a separate branch that
Hydra will build.  Mark?

Ludo’.