[pkg-boost-devel] Bug#531653: boost dev tools

[Steve M. Robbins]

Package: boost1.38
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

Hi Bernhard,

Thanks for your contribution!


On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 02:57:11AM +0200, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've contacted the list once already regarding the same topic [1], but
> this time I can fortunately provide a fix which I'd ask to be reviewed!

I do remember that email, but I'm afraid it was simply overlooked.
I'm sending this to the Debian Bug Tracking System so that it won't be
lost a second time.  I hope to get to it in the coming week.


> Find a brief description and debdiffs against sid's boost-build and
> boost1.38 at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boost1.37/+bug/239670
>
> Abstract: "Part of Boost are a couple of tools (eg boostbook and
> quickbook, for producing documentation).
> Neither of them can currently be found in any of Ubuntu's Boost-related
> packages. Following current practice, they should probably go to
> libboost1.3?-dev"
>
> boost-build (2.0-m12-3) unstable; urgency=low
>
>   * debian/rules: Create /etc/boost-build/ directory
>   * debian/site-config.jam: Make boost-build include additional
>     configuration files in /etc/boost-build/
>
>  -- Bernhard Reiter <ockham at raz.or.at>  Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:46:29 +0200
>
> boost1.38 (1.38.0-7) unstable; urgency=low
>
>   * debian/control: Recommend and suggest helper packages for use
>     with boost tools.
>   * debian/rules: Install boostbook, quickbook and inspect tools
>     as part of libboost1.38-dev
>   * debian/boost-tools.jam: New. Configure boost-build to find
>     the tools.
>
>  -- Bernhard Reiter <ockham at raz.or.at>  Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:03:36 +0200
>
> (Sorry for not using Debian's BTS, but as I'm a Ubuntu user, I'm not
> really aware of how to properly use it.)
>
> Kind Regards
> Bernhard Reiter
> (When replying, please cc me as I'm not subscribed to this list!)
>
> [1]
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-boost-devel/2008-August/001550.html


-Steve



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