433523 – sys-devel/boost-m4: does not provide a way to force a particular boost version

Bug 433523 - sys-devel/boost-m4: does not provide a way to force a particular boost version

Summary: sys-devel/boost-m4: does not provide a way to force a particular boost version

Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Development (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2012-08-31 10:37 UTC by Michał Górny
Modified:	2012-09-26 15:37 UTC (History)
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Description Michał Górny archtester

2012-08-31 10:37:32 UTC

The stupid heuristic done in boost.m4 always prefers newest /usr/include/boost-X_YY, and doesn't provide any way to specify an older version (in case the package doesn't work with the newest boost).

Comment 1 Michał Górny archtester

2012-09-26 15:37:16 UTC

I think we found a way to solve it.