Source: fritzing Version: 0.9.3b+dfsg-4.1 Tags: patch Ubuntu 18.04 LTS development has begun and boost1.65.1 was uploaded. (It looks like it's in Debian's NEW queue).
fritzing's boost check didn't seem to work so I am applying this patch in Ubuntu to work around the issue. Thanks, Jeremy Bicha
=== modified file 'debian/patches/series' --- debian/patches/series 2017-10-28 21:19:08 +0000 +++ debian/patches/series 2017-10-28 21:19:21 +0000 @@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ no-isystem-for-gcc6.patch fritzing.desktop.patch add-proxy-parameter.diff +system-boost.patch === added file 'debian/patches/system-boost.patch' --- debian/patches/system-boost.patch 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 +++ debian/patches/system-boost.patch 2017-10-28 21:21:55 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- + pri/utils.pri | 4 +--- + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) + +--- a/pri/utils.pri ++++ b/pri/utils.pri +@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ contains(LATESTBOOST, 0) { + } + + contains(LATESTBOOST, 0) { +- message("Please download the boost library--you can find it at http://www.boost.org/") +- message("Note that boost 1.54 has a bug in a function that Fritzing uses, so download some other version") +- error("Copy the boost library to .../src/lib/, so that you have .../src/lib/boost_1_xx_0") ++ INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/boost + } + + !contains(LATESTBOOST, installed) {