How do I install an older version of Boost?

[Gary Little]

Normally I'd continue to lurk since I have little experience in all things Mac and or MacPorts, but here I do have some knowledge, mostly out of dumb luck and that same lack of experience.

A few weeks ago I began to move a project that we currently use in Windows and Linux to a Mac. To do so I simply downloaded existing packages we install for CMake and Boost from our local storage and on to my Mac where I expanded and installed as needed. The Boost we use includes an install shell script, is version 1.44 and my project builds with that version of Boost. Hence a possible solution for you might be to independently download the version of Boost you need and install it outside of MacPorts. 

I do note that "port search boost" also shows boost @1.49.0 (devel) on my system. My suspicion is that we are using a few hard coded paths pointing to development libraries that are end-runniing where MacPorts puts things.

I will now shut up and go back to lurk mode ...

Gary Little
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On Mar 14, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Mclendon, William C III wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 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?
> 
> Thanks!
> -William
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