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boost-python-libs Framework for interfacing Python and C++
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Port Added: 2025-09-02 09:30:06
Last Update: 2025-09-02 09:28:37
Commit Hash: 686c081
License: BSL
WWW:
https://www.boost.org/
Description:
The Boost Python Library is a framework for interfacing Python and C++. It allows you to quickly and seamlessly expose C++ classes functions and objects to Python, and vice-versa, using no special tools -- just your C++ compiler.
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Dependency lines:
  • ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}boost-libs>0:devel/boost-python-libs@${PY_FLAVOR}
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/devel/boost-python-libs/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install devel/boost-python-libs
  • pkg install py311-boost-libs
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
NOTE: This is a Python port. Instead of py311-boost-libs listed in the above command, you can pick from the names under the Packages section.
PKGNAME: py311-boost-libs
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>)
  • py311: py311-boost-libs
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1744721574 SHA256 (boost_1_88_0.tar.bz2) = 46d9d2c06637b219270877c9e16155cbd015b6dc84349af064c088e9b5b12f7b SIZE (boost_1_88_0.tar.bz2) = 143894119

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Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. bjam : devel/boost-jam
  2. py311-numpy>=1.16,1<1.27,1 : math/py-numpy@py311
  3. python3.11 : lang/python311
Test dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Runtime dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Library dependencies:
  1. libboost_thread.so : devel/boost-libs
  2. libboost_container.so : devel/boost-libs
This port is required by:
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  1. devel/boost-mpi-libs

Configuration Options:
===> The following configuration options are available for py311-boost-libs-1.88.0: DEBUG=off: Build with debugging support OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS=off: Use extra compiler optimizations ===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Options name:
devel_boost-python-libs
USES:
python:3.9-3.11 tar:bzip2 compiler:c++17-lang
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1.88.0
02 Sep 2025 09:28:37
commit hash: 686c081fe7cc8727694bc78a44342ca0791d230ecommit hash: 686c081fe7cc8727694bc78a44342ca0791d230ecommit hash: 686c081fe7cc8727694bc78a44342ca0791d230ecommit hash: 686c081fe7cc8727694bc78a44342ca0791d230e files touched by this commit
Dima Panov (fluffy) search for other commits by this committer
devel/boost: improve port (+)

1. Convert ZSTD support to option, default on.
2. Support for additional image formats in the Generic Image Library (adds raw,
PNG, TIFF, and JPEG formats). Added as an option, default off.
3. Resolve the problem preventing our *at() functions (like statat() and
openat()) from being detected, it'a Linux-only feature.
4. do-test target provided -- it is of limited utility, because it takes
multiple days and reports a lot of seemingly false problems.
5. Only extract the docs subdirectory, when building boost-docs -- saves some
diskspace during builds. Likewise, when building jam (b2) don't extract other
code.
6. Plist sort, .CURDIR usage optimization.
7. Backport a proper fix for broken function program_location_impl in Boost.DLL

PR:	286403, 287204 (based on), 287514 (fix previous version)
(cherry picked from commit 6c10934b133c2c930babf4a636cdcda1b5753885)

Number of commits found: 1