Bug 561412

Summary:	dev-libs/boost legacy for binaries
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	tt_1 <herrtimson>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	alex_y_xu
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description tt_1 2015-09-24 21:42:03 UTC

hi there, 

I do have a binary here that is in need of exactly three .so files from boost-1.58.0 or higher. Unmasking them for the whole system is not a good idea oviously. 

So, would it be a big deal to hack an ebuild which would install these three libraries and strip the rest, keeping the boost-system at stable? Something of a solution as there is for openssl-0.9.8 or libpng 1.2.x 

anyone understands me? :)

Comment 1 Alex Xu (Hello71) 2015-09-27 19:49:25 UTC

those are there for old packages *only*. if you want to do it for your own programs, you can emerge the new version and copy the files into an LD_LIBRARY_PATH.