Boost version is old

[Michael Dickens]

Hi Yongwei  - Would you please attach a patch that updates the boost
install to the latest here < https://trac.macports.org/ticket/50671 >? 
That way, folks can try it out & see how/if it works & comment back.
Thanks! - MLD

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016, at 09:39 PM, Yongwei Wu wrote:
> I think the current Boost version (1.59.0_2) is quite old, and needs
> an upgrade (current version is 1.61.0). There are quite a few
> improvements in the new version, and I actually have to install Boost
> 1.61 manually now.
> 
> I have never contributed to Boost, should/could I do anything?