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Re: Call for update of avhttp because of boost 1.57

 

Thank you Bernhard.  That should be the last data point.  I'll commit
the updated avhttp zip file so that we can compile against 1.57.

On 11/12/2014 2:20 PM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote:
> OK, so I installed boost from MacPorts as I do with the other dependencies.
> Just a simple “sudo port install boost” which did install boost 1.56
> using shared libraries and multithreaded libs (these are the default
> variants set by MacPorts).
> As far as I can see MacPorts applies some patches, but it seems to be
> only stuff related to building boost.
> If anybody is interested… current patches are here:
>   https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/devel/boost/files
> 
> For building KiCad I just used the usual cmake configuration
> (non-scripting build) with -DKICAD_SKIP_BOOST=ON.
> It automatically found boost, built fine, and all binaries seem to start
> and work doing a quick check.
> All boost .dylibs correctly get copied into the bundle.
> 
> And yes, I also updated avhttp.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Bernhard
> 
> 
>> On 12.11.2014, at 19:07, Bernhard Stegmaier <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> 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 <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>>>>>> <mailto:oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>> 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. I encountered no problems using
>>> >>>>>>> either
>>> >>>>>>> -- cvpcb seems happy in both cases.
>>> >>>>>>>
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