On Thu, 24 Apr 2008, Stefan Teleman wrote: > It all depends on which BOOST components are used. Many of them build with > libCstd.so.1 (but not all). > > Alternatively, unifying the C++ infrastructure for FOSS to use the Apache > Standard C++ Library would be a Good Thing(TM) IMO. It addresses the Open > Source > aspect, and also no more BOOST (or anything else) building problems. And it is > technically compliant with PSARC/2002/348 (Sun C++ ABI Version 5). The Sun C++ > run-time (libCrun.so.1) would still be used.
This sounds very strange to me. Surely this Apache Standard C++ Library does not offer identical functions to BOOST? Are you in a position to mandate that what you call "FOSS" (a term invented by US Government bureaucrats) uses the libraries that you want them to use? This sounds about as effective as attempting to herd kittens. BOOST is quite large. There would surely be more value to the community if interested parties (e.g. at Sun) were to submit source patches so that the necessary BOOST libraries do compile with the Sun compiler and run-time. Bob ====================================== Bob Friesenhahn bfriesen at simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ GraphicsMagick Maintainer, http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
