[139614] trunk/dports/graphics/libvisio-0.1/Portfile

[David Evans]

On 8/21/15 8:58 AM, Mihai Moldovan wrote:
> Hi Dave
> 
> I would appreciate you taking a look at that thing.
> 
> Since boost was updated, libvisio-0.1 fails to build for me (you probably
> upgraded libvisio-0.1 on your system prior to the boost update, so got out free.)
> 
> I don't know what causes the problem exactly, but libvisio-0.1 never intended to
> link boost libraries - only use its header files.
> 
> Something keeps pulling in boost::system::system_category() if
> BOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED is not defined and requires linking to libboost_system.
> 
> Actually linking to libboost_system would require changes to the autotools
> files, as there's no library check etc.
> 
> Defining BOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED works, but is probably merely a workaround
> and could break with the next boost update (if libvisio-0.1 uses newly
> deprecated macros/functions or something along these lines.)
> 
> 
> 
> Mihai
> 
> 
> 
> (Commit log for reference only)
> 
> Revision: 139614
>           https://trac.macports.org/changeset/139614
> Author:   ionic at macports.org
> Date:     2015-08-21 08:50:04 -0700 (Fri, 21 Aug 2015)
> Log Message:
> -----------
> libvisio-0.1: workaround for boost 1.59.0 pulling in
> boost::system::system_category() from libboost_system. Delete as soon as fixed.
> 
> Modified Paths:
> --------------
>     trunk/dports/graphics/libvisio-0.1/Portfile
> 
> Modified: trunk/dports/graphics/libvisio-0.1/Portfile
> ===================================================================
> --- trunk/dports/graphics/libvisio-0.1/Portfile	2015-08-21 13:19:10 UTC (rev 139613)
> +++ trunk/dports/graphics/libvisio-0.1/Portfile	2015-08-21 15:50:04 UTC (rev 139614)
> @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
>                      --disable-silent-rules \
>                      --disable-werror
> 
> +# Needed for current boost? Libvisio doesn't want to link boost libraries, only
> use its headers.
> +# Something pulls in boost::system::system_category(), though, which requires
> libboost_system,
> +# as of boost 1.59.0.
> +# This should be deleted ASAP.
> +configure.cppflags-append "-DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED"
> +
>  # delete binaries that conflict with libvisio
> 
>  post-destroot {
> 

Mihai --

Will take a look.  Thanks for the heads-up and your temporary fix.
Without looking as yet, I wonder if this effects the other librevenge
based ports as well.

Dave