[MacPorts] #59834: Boost: refactor and enhance

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#59834: Boost: refactor and enhance
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  Reporter:  michaelld    |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  boost        |
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Comment (by RJVB):

 Replying to [comment:37 mascguy]:
 > Nonetheless, if you still think it's worth pursuing the Dev port
 approach - despite the recent reduction in file count and storage
 footprint - I'm willing to pursue it.

 Definitely. 14k'ish of files is still unreasonably huge in place of the 36
 files only the port could have for the probably vast majority of users.
 Times the number of copies people will now start getting installed.
 I've already exposed my views on the very limited maintenance penalty of
 my suggested solution, and on the unlikelyhood that it will lead to user
 confusion.

 So yeah, I am willing to contribute on this. Definitely no hurries though;
 let's give the boost PG a chance to stabilise first.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/59834#comment:40>
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