[pkg-boost-devel] Re: libstdc++ configuratrion

[Domenico Andreoli]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 11:07:20AM +0100, Christophe Prud'homme wrote:
> [ Saturday 12 November 2005 12:38 ]
> | On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 12:30:43PM +0100, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> | > with these news, i need to understand how boost debian package needs
> | > to move.
> | >
> | > currently unstable has boost 1.33.0, which would be ready for testing if
> | > it did not depend on gcc >= 4.0.2-3.  my understanding is that gcc-4.0,
> | > as it is now, will never enter testing, so neither current boost will.
> | >
> | > once libstdc++ gets back to new allocator, boost will probably need
> | > a change of name and new dependency version on gcc 4.0 (and a rebuild
> | > of all of its rdepends, like kdeedu). in this case i would push boost
> | > 1.33.1, due to be released in few days, and take this wave of rdepends
> | > rebuilds.
> | >
> | > my issues are with current kdeedu 4:3.4.2-2.1 depending on boost 1.33.0
> | > and already in testing, while boost 1.33.0 is not, and with undergoing
> | > c++ transition, which i honestly did not follow. am i missing anything
> | > here? thank you.
> |
> | According to Matthias's list, boost is one of the packages affected by the
> | ABI breakage.  The current version of boost can't enter testing yet because
> | it blocks on the current, RC-buggy version of gcc-4.0.  The next version of
> | gcc-4.0 will implement the ABI change.  So I think the only option now is
> | to go for 1.33.1 in testing.
> Domenico
> 
> I must admit that I haven't followed the discussion very closely.
> Does the last email mean that we go for 1.33.1 immediately ?

we need to wait for the new upload of gcc 4.0 which should handle
the new allocator. 1.33.1 will not be available before 5th december.
substantially, i think we have only to wait a bit :)

cheers
domenico

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