[MacPorts] #31169: boost needs a new build system

[MacPorts]

#31169: boost needs a new build system
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 Reporter:  adfernandes@…             |       Owner:  adfernandes@…           
     Type:  defect                    |      Status:  new                     
 Priority:  Normal                    |   Milestone:                          
Component:  ports                     |     Version:  2.0.3                   
 Keywords:                            |        Port:  boost                   
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Comment(by tvb377@…):

 You know that there has been some effort for cmake based build of boost?
 https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/CMake

 What do you mean with "their own installer"? Could you give a link
 explaining what that is?

 And in what sense is it only "vaguely" supported on OSX?

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