Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.68.0 Beta 1

Subject: Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.68.0 Beta 1
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-01 22:56:14

On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 1:42 AM, Andrey Semashev via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 07/11/18 02:09, Marshall Clow via Boost wrote:
>
>> Boost release 1.67.0 beta 1 is now available at:
>>
>> https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.68.0.beta1/source/
>>
>> The files are identical to the RC2 that was posted on Friday.
>>
>> The SHA256 checksums are as follows:
>>
>> 961d2bdc74c1499c931b32098842abba8883b1a89ef5c8f8f0ab0aff771a3ce5
>> boost_1_68_0_b1_rc2.7z
>> 0364846258648e39908ca7cebfc2d2216eef6980c32aaf8276d2cfe73ef012e3
>> boost_1_68_0_b1_rc2.tar.bz2
>> d99105685a68907a76b0479ecde77915423246236ef0db9cb846c5bfc09b41f3
>> boost_1_68_0_b1_rc2.tar.gz
>> 6158e0e961bfb0d8adeb2ea70337b08504668258025f0a873fb21eee3436d22e
>> boost_1_68_0_b1_rc2.zip
>>
>> For details of what's in the release, see
>> <http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_68_0.html>.
>>
>> Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you
>> encounter.
>>
>
> The problem with packaging Boost.Chrono.Stopwatches is still present in
> the beta.
>
> In the archive, there is libs/chrono/stopwatches/include with headers
> that is not moved to the root boost directory. I remember Vicente wanting
> to remove stopwatches from master, but apparently this is not done. We need
> to either remove libs/chrono/stopwatches in master or update the packaging
> to move the headers to the common boost directory.
>
>
I asked Vicente how he wanted to resolve this, but he has not responded.
I know he's having serious heath problems at the moment :-(

-- Marshall