[MacPorts] #44918: defect: boost @1.56.0_1+no_single+no_static+python27+gcc48 won't build on PPC Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4.11)

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#44918: defect: boost @1.56.0_1+no_single+no_static+python27+gcc48 won't build on
PPC Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4.11)
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  Reporter:  Peter_Dyballa@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.3.1
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
      Port:  boost            |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 As [comment:6 Clemens explained above], the boost port's compiler variants
 do not change `configure.compiler`. As discussed in #44911, we should
 remove the compiler variants since they only cause confusion (for people
 who expect them to do things they weren't designed to do) and problems
 (for people who use them on Mavericks or later).

 Boost has not been buildable on older systems for a long time already.
 It's only recently become a major problem since now gtk-doc has an
 indirect dependency on boost, and lots of things use gtk-doc. I'll ask the
 maintainer of gtk-doc to revert the change that introduced the indirect
 boost dependency.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44918#comment:21>
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