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Bug#531118: please build-depend on unversioned boost devel package



Hi Rene,

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:20:45PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote:

> Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> > Your package depends on the Boost 1.37 development packages, which
> > will make it fail to build when 1.37 is removed.  Please depend on the
> > unversioned Boost development packages [1].
> 
> And cause FTBFSes when a new boost is released which changes stuff?
> Or even worse, it builds but breaks (last occurance: shapes in Impress)
> 
> (BTW, this is a wish, not a "normal" bug -> wishlist)

You are quite right, this is a wishlist level bug.  

Thanks for letting me know that openoffice.org requires Boost 1.37.
If you remember, please let me know when openoffice moves
to Boost 1.38, so that Boost 1.37 may be removed (bug 531186).

Thanks,
-Steve

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