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Re: Boost



nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost> writes:

> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 08:07:01AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
>> In summary, I am seriously posing the question of whether we'd be better
>> off with 6 month old boost always, than versioned boost.
>> 
>> What bad things would happen with slightly old boost always?
>
> My only concern is that software developers should be able to test
> their software with the latest version - that way problems get fixed.

If the new version(s) are in wip as wip/boost177 and wip/boost178, but
install to the same place, then people who want to test can either pbulk
or qmake replace and then pkg_rr and test whatever they want.  I do this
with some packages that I don't feel ready to update (e.g. proj) and for
others I do this locally uncommitted (gdal, postgis) because I don't
expect others to test.

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