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

[Ferdinando A. <na...@am...>]

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.

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.

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.

ciao -- Nando