[Quantlib-dev] Re: [Quantlib-users] Re: boost/version.hpp is missing in the CVS snapshot

[Dirk E. <ed...@de...>]

Hi Nando

On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 04:56:27PM +0100, Ferdinando Ametrano wrote:
> Hi Dirk,
> 
> >> In QuantLib 0.3.5, which will be released by the end of this month, the
> >> boost library is optional. In 0.3.6 the boost library will be mandatory.
> >
> >Grrr, had I known that I would have build 0.3.5 with boost support for 
> >Debian.
> 
> 
> sorry Dirk, we probably write too little about development on our mailing 
> lists... anyway no features are missing from the non-boost version.
> 
> The boost issue is the first item in NEWS.TXT, and the announcement will 
> point that out.

Yeah, my bad. Too many balls in the air ... I guess I missed the News.txt
file.

> Since 0.3.5 will be released on March 31st, can we just rebuild for Debian? 
> To enforce boost dependency in the QuantLib code it's as easy as 
> uncommenting a line of code.

Yes, that is probably a good idea. Are you guys still hacking on Debian
machines. Is what I need among these? Libboost itself, do I need any add-ons?

edd@homebud:~/debian/QuantLib/QuantLib-0.3.5> apt-cache search libboost
libboost-date-time-dev - Set of date-time libraries based on generic programming concepts
libboost-date-time1.30.2 - Set of date-time libraries based on generic programming concepts
libboost-dev - Boost.org libraries development files
libboost-doc - Boost.org libraries documentation
libboost-graph-dev - Generic graph components and algorithms in C++
libboost-graph1.30.2 - Generic graph components and algorithms in C++
libboost-python-dev - The Boost Python Library development files
libboost-python1.30.2 - Boost Python Library
libboost-regex-dev - Regular expression library for C++
libboost-regex1.30.2 - Regular expression library for C++
libboost-signals-dev - Managed signals and slots library for C++
libboost-signals1.30.2 - Managed signals and slots library for C++
libboost-test-dev - Components for writing and executing test suites
libboost-test1.30.2 - Components for writing and executing test suites
libboost-thread-dev - Portable C++ multi-threading
libboost-thread1.30.2 - Portable C++ multi-threading
edd@homebud:~/debian/QuantLib/QuantLib-0.3.5> 
 
> BTW what about not releasing binaries for QuantLib? I've decided not to 
> provide binaries for Win32, since that would have been 30Mb (80MB if you 
> consider Debug libraries too). The strong point should be that Quantlib 
> users are C++ developers: they should be able to compile QuantLib on their 
> own. Of course I'm not talking about QL_Python, etc.

The quantlib-examples package has become semi-famous in mail exchanges I am
having with the openMosix folks as I use BermudanSwaption as a migration
test for openMosix :)

The package is only 2mb under Debian, and fully optional. That strikes me as
the right thing to do.


Dirk

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