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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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