Re: [boost] 1.49.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate

Subject: Re: [boost] 1.49.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate
From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-29 12:54:58

On 1/28/2012 8:20 PM, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm starting a build (using the Debian package configuration) and
> noticed several known bugs still present:
> 
> These two bugs are patched on the trunk but not release.  Can these be
> moved over, please?
> 
> 	https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4657
> 	https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6338
> 
> 
> This issue has a simple patch that works around the problem for gcc
> versions prior to 4.6.3:
> 
> 	https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5538
> 
> 
> This issue has a patch that works (is used in Debian), though a jam
> expert could likely find a better fix:
> 
> 	https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6286

You'll get more traction dealing with the maintainers of those libraries
directly. The library maintainers are responsible for applying patches
and merging the fixes to release, not the release managers.

-- 
Eric Niebler
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