November 2020 - Boost-users

Compile issues when cross compiling for iOS with external dependencies
by Ardavon Falls 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

When attempting to cross-compile boost 1.69.0 for iOS (with clang) and using external dependencies it fails to compile because when it tests to see if the dependencies are valid, it fails to compile the test program correctly due to it attempting to add incorrect linker flags. I tried modifying the boost.build to not add those flags but it seemed to unravel a rat's nest of issues (attempting to link with librt even though its for iOS, compiled the test program for x86 and not arm, etc.., etc..) The error I keep getting is... ld: unknown option: --start-group Thank you for your help. I am using the following b2 options.. ./b2 --prefix=/Users/afalls/delete-me/build-boost/install/ \ --build-dir=/Users/afalls/delete-me/build-boost/build/ \ --user-config=/Users/afalls/delete-me/build-boost/ios-config.jam \ --with-math \ --with-wave \ --with-container \ --with-contract \ --with-exception \ --with-graph \ --with-iostreams \ --with-locale \ --with-log \ --with-program_options \ --with-random \ --with-regex \ --with-mpi \ --with-serialization \ --with-coroutine \ --with-fiber \ --with-context \ --with-timer \ --with-thread \ --with-chrono \ --with-date_time \ --with-atomic \ --with-filesystem \ --with-system \ --with-graph_parallel \ --with-stacktrace \ --with-test \ --with-type_erasure \ -q \ -j 16 \ toolset=clang \ threading=multi \ architecture=arm \ abi=aapcs \ binary-format=mach-o \ address-model=64 \ cxxflags="${IOS_CXXFLAGS}" \ cflags="${IOS_CFLAGS}" \ target-os=iphone \ link=static \ variant=release \ define=_LITTLE_ENDIAN \ install My user-config.jam file is below... import os ; using clang : : /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++ -arch arm64 -DBOOST_AC_USE_PTHREADS -DBOOST_SP_USE_PTHREADS -Wno-unused-local-typedef -Wno-nullability-completeness -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -fPIC : <stripper> <root>/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk <architecture>arm <target-os>iphone <include>/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk/usr/include ; using zlib : 1.2.11 : <include>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/zlib/1.2.11/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/include <search>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/zlib/1.2.11/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/lib <name>z ; using lzma : 5.2.4 : <include>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/xz_utils/5.2.4/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/include <search>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/xz_utils/5.2.4/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/lib <name>lzma ; using bzip2 : 1.0.8 : <include>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/bzip2/1.0.8/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/include <search>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/bzip2/1.0.8/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/lib <name>bz2 ; using zstd : 1.4.4 : <include>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/zstd/1.4.4/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/include <search>/Users/afalls/.conan/data/zstd/1.4.4/channel/niantic/package/d522642044ded35b1d89ab2201a41e2c5d74a0b0/lib <name>zstd ;

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Boost version not matching according to the manual
by Arnab Chaudhuri 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

To whom it may concern, I have installed boost and to the version is 1.65.1.0ubuntu1 . It is written while installing that the minimum requirement is 1.66. Can you please tell me how to update my version. The commands I used to install boost are as follows: *sudo apt install libboost-dev**sudo apt install libboost-all-dev* *Thanking you,* *Arnab Chaudhuri.*

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Validating downloads on Windows
by Kenneth Porter 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

I thought I had a corrupted download and wanted to relate my experience on how to validate the zip file downloads on Windows. The Boost archives (tar, zip, etc.) all have a matching small .json file that contains a SHA256 hash of the archive file. Under Windows 10, you can use certutil.exe from a command line to compute the hash for the archive and compare it to the value in the .json file: C:\Users\ken\Downloads>certutil -hashfile boost_1_75_0_b1_rc1.zip SHA256 SHA256 hash of boost_1_75_0_b1_rc1.zip: 07ddca7c39ea9152bad73bee4f10f2c9c8e3a2d7e153aa945a343f83eca5db59 CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully. (I thought my download was corrupted because I was using an ancient version (5.50) of InfoZip's unzip program and it was reporting errors. I updated to version 6 and it unpacked the same file just fine.)

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[release] Boost 1.75.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1
by Marshall Clow 07 Nov '20

07 Nov '20

The first release candidates for the 1.75.0 beta release are now available at: <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.75.0.beta1/source/> The SHA256 checksums are as follows: c271f488c7c8de7c147bf8675d578fb2f06c6c171d9547c5a40cddccb9f2a6c4 boost_1_75_0_b1_rc1.7z 0db0944e9d2250907e011900eea304ca055d1c418d38b3fbb1eee692a6b851a6 boost_1_75_0_b1_rc1.tar.bz2 624bd6b03d86bf1387b4e8927dab16b4198f255f15dd71d6a8c1c5ec270584b3 boost_1_75_0_b1_rc1.tar.gz 07ddca7c39ea9152bad73bee4f10f2c9c8e3a2d7e153aa945a343f83eca5db59 boost_1_75_0_b1_rc1.zip As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy. -- The Release managers

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Why did ip::basic_resolver::query get depreciated in 1.66?
by Luke Knoble 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

I ask because I replaced its return value with an endpoint in a tcp resolver function and my dns resolution started working..! Cheers, Luke Knoble

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