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

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#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 adfernandes@…):

 > Do you see any chances for integrating your work upstream?

 None whatsoever. The boost devels are brilliant coders, but... well, I've
 had poor interactions with them in the past. I file bugs, and they get
 ignored. I (politely) ask for an update, or provide a patch. I get
 ignored. I ask "is anyone reading this? here's a bug and a tested patch"
 and I get a short very, very snarky one-liner about how "stupid" OS X must
 be for my bug to be true.

 This cycle has happened more than once; I can only hope that it isn't
 because of my personality! :-) I know that others have had much more
 positive experiences with them... maybe I've just had bad luck.

 > If you need any help with testing, let me know.

 Thanks.

 A mac-specific cmake file is really not a bad thing. There's very little
 mac-specific code in it; cmake 2.8 handles `-install_name` with it's
 built-in `rpath` handling, so... no big deal.

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