On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 08:11:07PM -0400, Kevin Cozens wrote: > On 2017-03-26 07:32 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > > find_package( Boost 1.54.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system ) > > > > That seems fairly old to me but every time we bump a dependency version, > > users on older platforms get dropped. Anyone have an idea of what a > > reasonable minimum version of boost that wont leave too many users out > > of luck? > > FYI, when I was running Linux Mint 17 I only had boost 1.54 (IIRC). Now that > I'm on 18.1 I have boost 1.58. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu which tends to > lag behind some other distros by a bit. This information is one data point > for you to consider in deciding the minimum version.
Mint lags behind terribly. I would refuse to draw the line anywhere before the absolutely most recent version of Mint. They really need to sort out their silly release schedule - there's no reason for their release based on Ubuntu $v to be so far behind Ubuntu $v, they could be tracking Ubuntu development internally and release at almost the same time... > > -- > Cheers! > > Kevin. > > http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract > Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're > | powerful!" > #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
