[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7846: a DESTDIR equivalent is necessary for package installation

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7846: a DESTDIR equivalent is necessary for package installation
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-04 10:26:37

#7846: a DESTDIR equivalent is necessary for package installation
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 Reporter:  anonymous       |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new             |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  Building Boost  |     Version:  Boost 1.52.0    
 Severity:  Showstopper     |    Keywords:                  
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 lacking DESTDIR support, it is not possible for packagers to install the
 prepared boost package into a temporary location to create a package
 bundle.
 additionally it is not possible to compile boost without cluttering the
 build host.

 please read this explanation about the difference of prefix and DESTDIR:

 https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/26


 it was suggested in boost IRC channel that an option --destdir should be
 added to b2, and that i file this bug report.

 note that i'm not the only one needing this feature, and the lack of it
 seems to cause some pretty bad perceptions about boosts build system.

 for example in this gentoo ebuild script on line 427 it reads:
 "# boost's build system truely sucks for not having a destdir"
 http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/dev-

 libs/boost/boost-1.50.0-r1.ebuild?view=markup

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7846>
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