[MacPorts] #64954: boost177 @1.77.0+universal: fails on arm64 Macs with -- "error: 64-bit PPC compilation is not supported when targeting OSX 10.6 or later"

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#64954: boost177 @1.77.0+universal: fails on arm64 Macs with -- "error: 64-bit PPC
compilation is not supported when targeting OSX 10.6 or later"
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  Reporter:  kithrup            |      Owner:  michaelld
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  reopened
  Priority:  Normal             |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports              |    Version:  2.7.2
Resolution:                     |   Keywords:
      Port:  boost177 boost176  |
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Comment (by mallman):

 Replying to [comment:40 kencu]:
 > Replying to [comment:38 mallman]:
 > > Replying to [comment:9 kithrup]:
 > > > I locally changed it to
 > > > {{{
 > > >             } else if $(address-model) = 64 {
 > > >                 if $(support-ppc64) {
 > > >                     options = -arch x86_64 -arch ppc64 ;
 > > >                 } else {
 > > >                     options = -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 ;
 > > >                 }
 > > >             } else {
 > > >
 > > > }}}
 > > >
 > > > and it seems to have built & installed.
 > >
 > > Supposing this is the correct fix, would a maintainer add a patch to
 the port? As is, boost176+universal is broken.
 >
 > Doing this all the time breaks the ppc64 universal build, which macports
 still supports.
 >
 > So someone needs to spend a few hours and fix it properly….
 >
 > edit: oh, i could be wrong…. perhaps it would be the fix… have to try
 all the combinations.

 I greatly appreciate your assistance Ken. I'm sure everyone else who's
 been hit with this problem does, too.

 Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. I have an M1 Mac. I'm
 willing to test some patches, if you want me to.

 Cheers.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/64954#comment:41>
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