Opened 12 years ago

Closed 12 years ago

Last modified 12 years ago

#32671 closed enhancement (wontfix)

boost @1.48.0 patch for handling Python bytes objects

Reported by: larryv (Lawrence Velázquez) Owned by: adfernandes (Andrew Fernandes)
Priority: Normal Milestone:
Component: ports Version: 2.0.3
Keywords: haspatch Cc:
Port: boost

Description

Would it be possible to add this patch? https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4609

It doesn't seem to be going anywhere upstream, but I need it to build the Mapnik2 bindings for Python 3. It also just seems like a generally useful fix.

Change History (3)

comment:1 Changed 12 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)

Cc: adfernandes@… removed
Keywords: haspatch added
Owner: changed from macports-tickets@… to adfernandes@…

comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by adfernandes (Andrew Fernandes)

Resolution: wontfix
Status: newclosed

Having dealt with Boost bugs before, I really understand your pain.

However, as I have learned in #32558, we really can't fix bugs in boost itself in MacPorts; it breaks other software patches.

I suggest pestering the boost people to have them patch the bug - it seems like a trivial patch, but perhaps other software relies on this behaviour?

Essentially, this is a boost bug, not a macports bug. :-(

comment:3 in reply to:  2 Changed 12 years ago by larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)

Yeah, I understand. I've read through other boost-related tickets before, and it does seem like a huge pain. I'm not sure I care enough to expend energy bugging them about it, but thanks anyway.

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