[EXTERNAL] Re: How do I install an older version of Boost?

[Mclendon, William C III]

Thanks for the info...

I didn't really upgrade, rather I removed /opt/local entirely and
reinstalled ports because selfupdate got fully broken (I tried
reinstalling ports alone and that didn't fix it so I kind of went with the
nuclear option).  So the only version available now from ports is 1.49

I did keep a backup around of that directory and tried copying
/opt/local.backup/var/macports/software/boost/boost-1.48.0_4.darwin_10.x86_
64.tbz2 to /opt/local/var/macports/software/boost but I can't get port to
do anything with it.

So.... I think at this point, the easier option for me to do is to just
get boost directly from boost.org and manually install it and remove the
macports one.  I looked at the link and it seemed like it's pretty
involved... I know how to manually install Boost so I'll just do that
rather than try to hack my port configurations ;-)

FWIW, It seems odd to me to remove the capability to install the prior
version of boost (1.48) so soon after Boost 1.49 is released.  It's not
even been out a month  :/



On 3/14/12 1:46 PM, "Jeremy Lavergne" <jeremy at lavergne.gotdns.org> wrote:

>> I'm trying to install the previous version of Boost (1.48) using ports
>>but it would appear that the 1.48.x variants are no longer in Ports?
>> 
>> I've tried commands like:
>> 
>> $ port install boost @1.48.0_4
>> 
>> But the only thing that gets installed is 1.49.
>> 
>> When I execute a port search boost, the only variant I see is 1.49...
>>Is that the only version available through ports?  Anyone know of a way
>>to persuade ports to get the 1.48 version rather than 1.49?
>
>First see:
>https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort
>
>You're on the right track. You can use `port activate boost @1.48.0_4`
>provided you have it available locally--that is, it was deactivated and
>not uninstalled when you upgraded to 1.49. You'll need to follow the wiki
>instructions to actually build an older version.
>