[boost] Update to 1.74.0

[longnguyen2004]

Library name: boost

New version number: 1.74.0

Other information that may be useful (release notes, etc...)
There are some mingw related fixes in boost-build that I'd like to have

[SeanFarrow]

If there were instructions on how to do this, I'm happy to help as it's something a project I'm working on needs to fully move to VCPKG as a packange manager.

[longnguyen2004]

It has something to do with this PowerShell script I think

[SeanFarrow]

Ah… OK…, let me have a look at that and see what I can come up with! Thanks, Sean. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 25 August 2020 14:50 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) It has something to do with this PowerShell script<https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1> I think — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7QFW5DOEKLDWYILAG3SCO6RBANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[SeanFarrow]

Ok, if you change all the references from 1.73 to 1.74 in the script you reference, change the PowerShell execution policy to unrestricted for the current session and have VCPKG somewhere on the path, you should be able to run the script and update the port locally. There is a new header-only library with 1.74, Nowide, so I’m not sure how new libraries are handled as we might want a new installable package for that. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 25 August 2020 14:50 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) It has something to do with this PowerShell script<https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1> I think — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7QFW5DOEKLDWYILAG3SCO6RBANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[longnguyen2004]

It should be automatically handled by this line

[SeanFarrow]

Ok, can you try just changing the version references from 1.73 to 1.74 and let me know how that goes. I can’t check this myself before the weekend unfortunately. Thanks, Sean. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 25 August 2020 15:52 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) It should be automatically handled by this line<https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1#L230> — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7TXDW3IYYA6V46EF4TSCPF23ANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[longnguyen2004]

Alright I'll test it tomorrow

[SeanFarrow]

OK, I've now started some work on this on a private branch.
I'm struggling to get Nowide building as the jam.v2 file has changed and is now looking for config, which it searches for in the wrong directory.
I'm thinking of adding a cmake file to handle this and update where it thinks the config file is, or should we crate a patch, if so what againsh?

[longnguyen2004]

Can anyone works on this? I'm quite busy now

[SeanFarrow]

I think I know what the fix is, give me the weekend to validate my thinking. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 09 September 2020 08:09 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) Can anyone works on this? I'm quite busy now — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7XU5LU2BLIW2VALNM3SE4SYLANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[StarGate-One]

I see boost/STLInterfaces has been added in the 1.74 update, https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_74_0.html

[longnguyen2004]

I'll try to get some time to work on this tonight

[SeanFarrow]

OK, I’ve forked and finished 90 % of the work, so If you want to carry on, go to: https://github.com/SeanFarrow/vcpkg.git The branch you want is Issue13033. The only issue I can see remaining is the completion of correctly building the nowide library, they changed the way this works in 1.74 and used config checks. Thanks, Sean. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 22 September 2020 02:41 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Comment <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) I'll try to get some time to work on this tonight — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7USRSAPWJU7KUWKYNDSG76BFANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[niclar]

-@SeanFarrow, can't see the Issue13033 branch...

[SeanFarrow]

Give me until tomorrow, I forgot to push! From: niclar <[email protected]> Sent: 12 October 2020 15:06 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Mention <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) -@SeanFarrow<https://github.com/SeanFarrow>, can't see the Issue13033 branch... — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7ST6RYXAHXJU5JGRD3SKMEM5ANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[SeanFarrow]

@niclar,
This has now been pushed, the branch you want from my fork is Issue13033.
I've updated the version in scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1, but when I try to do:
vcpkg install boost-nowide:x86-windows-static
There is an issue around finding the config folder (we need a cmake file to copy this in.)

Then, this library fails to build, I'm assuming because it fails to find some targets in the .bjam file.
Once these two issues have been fixed, we can do some testing and then should be good to go!
Thanks,
Sean.

[niclar]

@SeanFarrow & @longnguyen2004 , alright I forked it and boost 1.74 now builds in my branch...

niclar@f783672

-I'm totally new to vcpkg. But to my understanding the below is at least remaining before a PR;

update ports\boost-modular-build-helper\CONTROL and ports\boost-modular-build-helper\Jamroot.jam with the new version (I'm unsure if that's sufficient for that module, maybe someone more proficient in vcpkg & the vcpkg boost build can guide me).

validate the old/remaining boost patches

[SeanFarrow]

@niclar Are you able to submit a PR to my original branch, I'll then take things from there.

[niclar]

sure, SeanFarrow#1

[longnguyen2004]

I don't really know much about the way vcpkg handles boost, so @SeanFarrow and @niclar please finish it for me, and I'll work on the mingw part.

[SeanFarrow]

No worries, you'll have a PR by the end of the week

[niclar]

works now for linux & windows (including the latest toolset) in: https://github.com/niclar/vcpkg/tree/Issue13033

[SeanFarrow]

@niclar if you can create a pull request to my fork, I'll fix this this weekend and we can get it merged upstream as soon as practically possible.

[SeanFarrow]

@longnguyen2004 Did you manage to have a look at the pull request created by @niclar?

[longnguyen2004]

I'll try to find some free time to test it with llvm-mingw.

[SeanFarrow]

Fantastic, it’s working fine with Visual Studio 2019. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 27 October 2020 10:33 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Mention <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) I'll try to find some free time to test it with llvm-mingw. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7XQIFI2LL2MI2ALRDDSM2OVLANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[longnguyen2004]

Seems to work fine with llvm-mingw as well!

[SeanFarrow]

Are you happy to merge this? As an FYI, when boost 1.75 is released (scheduled for around the 2nd December), I’ll create an issue/patch. Thanks, Sean. From: Long Nguyen <[email protected]> Sent: 28 October 2020 08:38 To: microsoft/vcpkg <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Farrow <[email protected]>; Mention <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [microsoft/vcpkg] [boost] Update to 1.74.0 (#13033) Seems to work fine with llvm-mingw as well! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#13033 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AALDK7W2WONQXXS5OCAQUB3SM7J4XANCNFSM4QGLJGLA>.

[longnguyen2004]

@niclar How's the PR going? It looks pretty good to me

[longnguyen2004]

Alright we can close this now :) Thanks everyone for their help