[pkg-boost-devel] Boost and Python 2.4

[Steve M. Robbins]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 02:03:55AM +0200, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 06:36:06PM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:

> > I thought I might have a go at fixing this if I have some time
> > this evening.  I may not have the time, after all, but Dominik: if
> > this would interfere with any of your plans, do let me know.
> 
> before uploading 1.34.1 with python 2.4 only, I want to be sure there
> is no way in building two flavours of Boost.Python, 2.4 and 2.5.

Building two flavours of Boost.Python turns out to be a nuisance
in view of having to add yet another decoration to the library
name.

I don't have the patience to figure out jam, so the best I've come up
with is using "bjam --buildid=py24" and "bjam --buildid=py25".  But
this is just going to exacerbate the "I can't figure out how to
link" problem.

Instead of coming up with yet another Debian-only scheme, I think
we should coordinate this with upstream.  That will take some time.
In the meanwhile, my suggestion is that we get working boost packages
back into Debian ASAP.  

Specifically: let's upload a 1.34.1 to unstable that is built
with the standard gcc (4.1) and with the standard python (2.4).

Thoughts?

-Steve
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