[MacPorts] #38298: Boost 1.53 Upgrade Failed: error: "platform not supported"

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#38298: Boost 1.53 Upgrade Failed: error: "platform not supported"
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  Reporter:  michaelld@…  |      Owner:  adfernandes@…
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:  fixed        |   Keywords:
      Port:  boost        |
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Comment (by leo@…):

 Replying to [comment:30 michaelld@…]:
 > ...  Do we need a similar solution for older systems -- e.g., ppc
 +universal?  Seems like a similar approach could be taken for them.
 Sorry. For Mac OSX and "powerpc" or "combined" architecture needed:
 1. Convert  *ppc*_elf.S files to *ppc*_macho.S files;
 2. Compile & test ppc32 may on VM with Snow Leopard, Xcode 3.6 and
 Rosetta;
 3. But ppc64 needed real hardware;

 IMHO the new library is not required on the old hardware.
 Just add "--without-libraries=context" argument for PPC

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