Hi, I can't tell at the moment, I will try how if/it works. I did use external boost some while back, but I can't exactly remember how I did it...
Regards, Bernhard On Wed, 2014-11-12 at 12:44 -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > On 11/12/2014 11:33 AM, Bob Gustafson wrote: > > I tried doing this on one of my blind alleys - I was able to compile > > Boost 1.57 ok, > > but then needed to do it again because the libs need to be static. > > > > ./b2 link=static > > My guess is that you should be using dynamic libraries in spite of the > bundling issues. Bernhard, can you give Bob some guidance? > > > > > Then there was the problem of telling kicad where the newly compiled > > boost was.. > > -DBOOST_ROOT=/path/to/boost-1.57 > > in the cmake command or > > export BOOST_ROOT=/path/to/boost-1.57 > > before you run cmake. > > > > > ---- > > > > I think a simpler process is to just start from scratch (bzr branch > > lp:kicad) > > > > and before the 'make' step go into download_boost.cmake and make two > > changes > > - the version from 54 to 57 and on the next line change the MD5 hash result > > (see my notes below) > > > > From that point, boost will download nicely where kicad expects it to be. > > > > The problem as you have pointed out is the patch step. > > > > The first patch works (!) minkowski.hpp > > but then the 2nd patch cstdint.hpp fails > > The eventual goal is to do away with our custom patched version of boost > 1.54 and use a stock build (except for the gas assembly files required > to build the context library on windows) of boost 1.56 or later and use > find_package() to find boost. I would also like to move all of the > download_foo.cmake files into a separate kicad dependency library > builder project and only use find_package() when building kicad. > > > > > If there was a way to make a failed patch not kill the build, it would > > be possible to cleanly step over this bump and possibly continue with a > > successful build. > > > > Bob G > > > > On 11/12/2014 07:51 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >> You should build and install Boost 1.57 outside of kicad by following > >> the boost build instructions of OSX and then configure the kicad build > >> with KICAD_SKIP_BOOST=ON. You may also have to set BOOST_ROOT if cmake > >> cannot find the installed boost 1.57. What you are attempting to do > >> will most likely fail because the kicad build configuration applies a > >> bunch of patches to boost 1.54 that will likely not apply cleanly to > >> 1.57. Sorry if I was not clear about the process. > >> > >> On 11/11/2014 7:58 PM, Bob Gustafson wrote: > >>> To build and test with boost_1_57, my process may be different.. > >>> > >>> I went into ~/KiCad/kicad/CMakeModules > >>> and changed in the file download_boost.cmake > >>> the first 54 to 57 - all of the other 54s are in comments > >>> > >>> Then went to ~/KiCad/kicad/kicad and did 'make 2&1 | tee make.out' > >>> The boost 1.57 was downloaded and then failed on the hash check verify > >>> step. > >>> > >>> I then went deeper into download_boost.cmake and changed the check > >>> line to: > >>> set( BOOST_MD5 1be49befbdd9a5ce9def2983ba3e7b76 ) .. > >>> > >>> Then doing the make step over again, it was smart enough not to download > >>> boost again > >>> and it was successful on the verify step, but then it started to patch > >>> and failed. > >>> > >>> I have gone down several blind holes on this, but the build fails every > >>> time. > >>> (Need to go and peel the garlics now) > >>> > >>> --- > >>> > >>> In directory ~/KiCad/kicad/kicad, in file CMakeCache.txt > >>> > >>> Change line 'KICAD_SKIP_BOOST:BOOL=OFF' > >>> to KICAD_SKIP_BOOST:BOOL=ON > >>> > >>> Although it seems that on the first build of Boost, > >>> KICAD_SKIP_BOOST:BOOL should equal OFF (do not skip) > >>> After Boost has been (successfully) built, then the > >>> KICAD_SKIP_BOOST:BOOL can be set to ON (skip..) > >>> I may be wrong about this. > >>> > >>> Later > >>> > >>> Bob G > >>> > >>> On 11/11/2014 12:14 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >>>> Thanks Bob. If the 1.57 testing doesn't cause any issues, I'll commit > >>>> the latest avhttp changes. > >>>> > >>>> Wayne > >>>> > >>>> On 11/11/2014 12:19 PM, Bob Gustafson wrote: > >>>>> Going through your list of instructions for the new avhttp - good > >>>>> instructions by the way. > >>>>> > >>>>> On OSX, boost 1.54 (was on computer) and KICAD_SKIP_BOOST=OFF (this > >>>>> was > >>>>> the setting) > >>>>> > >>>>> Build went fast (no rebuild of boost..) Only a few warnings. > >>>>> > >>>>> kicad executes. Clicking on pcbnew - also looks good. At the top of > >>>>> the > >>>>> pcbnew window, it says: 2014-10-31 BZR 5247. > >>>>> > >>>>> Hope this is what was expected > >>>>> > >>>>> I will build the new boost 1.57 and test that. > >>>>> > >>>>> Bob G > >>>>> > >>>>> On 11/11/2014 08:17 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >>>>>> Thank you everyone for testing this. I verified that it works with > >>>>>> Boost 1.57 using KICAD_SKIP_BOOST=ON and our modified Boost 1.54 with > >>>>>> KICAD_SKIP_BOOST=OFF on windows. The only unknown at this point is > >>>>>> OSX. > >>>>>> Would someone please test both Boost build options (stock 1.57 > >>>>>> and our > >>>>>> custom 1.54) on OSX? We have OSX builds in pretty good shape so I > >>>>>> don't > >>>>>> want to break anything. The process is fairly straight forward. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 1) Down load the avhttp source zip file from > >>>>>> https://github.com/avplayer/avhttp/archive/master.zip > >>>>>> 2) Copy the zip file to pcbnew/github/avhttp-master.zip. > >>>>>> 3) Delete existing avhttp source folder .downloads-by-cmake/avhttp > >>>>>> 4) Configure and build kicad against boost 1.57 using > >>>>>> KICAD_SKIP_BOOST=ON. > >>>>>> 5) Configure and build kicad against our custom boost 1.54 using > >>>>>> KICAD_SKIP_BOOST=OFF. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Once I have confirmation that this doesn't break the OSX build, I > >>>>>> will > >>>>>> commit the latest avhttp source zip file. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Wayne > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 11/9/2014 10:45 PM, Blair Bonnett wrote: > >>>>>>> On 10 November 2014 09:41, Nick Østergaard <[email protected] > >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> Yes, it also builds with kicad's boost and it fetches the > >>>>>>>> footprints > >>>>>>>> form github without problems. So I would say it is safe to update. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I ran into the same compile error last night after a system update. > >>>>>>> I've > >>>>>>> just compiled with the latest avhttp with both Boost 1.57, and the > >>>>>>> patched 1.54 bundled with KiCad. 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