Re: [boost] Boost is supposed to serve *the entire C++ community; it isn't Boost's goal to serve Boost's community*

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost is supposed to serve *the entire C++ community; it isn't Boost's goal to serve Boost's community*
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-23 09:30:56

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Andrey Semashev
> Sent: 22 May 2016 21:10
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Boost is supposed to serve *the entire C++ community; it isn't Boost's goal to serve Boost's
> community*
> 
> On Sunday, 22 May 2016 23:05:00 MSK Rainer Deyke wrote:
> >
> > Yes, it's a shame that
> > Ubuntu isn't more proactive about making more up-to-date
> compiler
> > packages available, but there's nothing I can do about it.
> 
> Actually, Ubuntu is quite proactive. The latest release is 16.04
> (which is also an LTS release) provides gcc 5.3.1 out of the box.
> Also, there is PPA[1] which provides more recent compiler
> versions.
> 
> [1]: 

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/ubuntu/test

excellent!

however, a quick search of Launchpad only finds Boost 1.55

https://launchpad.net/~boost-latest/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

How can we get the most recent Boost release (and/or master) available to Ubuntu users as easily?

Paul