Boost versions

[Li-Wen Hsu]

On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 6:58 PM Kurt Jaeger <pi at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> > Ceph has moved to Boost 1.75, so now it is build with the project.
> > Which is of course a pity.
> >
> > Are there any plans to also get Boost 1.75 in ports?
>
> There is this one PR which touches the topic:
>
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=246106
>
> It looks like a major undertaking!

I don't think office@ currently has enough manpower to maintain boost
ports. I suggest we need to seek a new maintainer or form a group to
maintain it.

I am also interested in updating boost, but I don't think I can
maintain it solely. I can help on porting, allocating resource to
test, but I don't think I can fix all the issues during upgrading and
exp-run myself alone. I hope the maintenance of the  complex ports
like this can be a team work.

Is anyone interested in joining the effort?

Best,
Li-Wen