gmtl port file

[Doug McCorkle]

I have uploaded a new portfile that looks at the new sourceforge  
server. Could this ticket be reviewed:

http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/11232

I did not find a way to disable looking for cppunit or boost.

Doug

On Jan 9, 2007, at 1:37 PM, Doug McCorkle wrote:

>
> On Jan 8, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Mark Duling wrote:
>
>> Doug McCorkle <mccdo at iastate.edu> on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at  
>> 6:48 PM
>> -0800 wrote:
>>>      I have a port file for gmtl that I would like considered for
>>> addition to macports. Please let me know if the file needs to be
>>> updated in some manner to be included. Thanks for the consideration.
>>
>> Doug,
>>
>> I tried it and I have only two questions based on this:
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> Building GMTL Version: 0.4.12
>> Install prefix:
>> /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_Users_mduling_dports_math_gmtl/ 
>> work/destroot/opt/local
>> checking for CppUnitDir [/usr/local/include]...
>> no
>> checking for EnablePython [False]...
>> Using Boost version 1.31
>> checking for BoostPythonDir [/usr/local]...
>> /usr/local/include/boost/version.hpp not found.
>> Trying /usr/local/include/boost-1_31/boost/version.hpp
>> /usr/local/include/boost-1_31/boost/version.hpp not found.
>> -------------------------------------
>>
>> 1) Should the app be compiled with boost support?  If so a  
>> dependency for
>> it should be added for the MP version and a switch or configure  
>> patch to
>> point gmtl to the MP one.
>> 2) Or should boost support be turned off, or only off by default with
>> optional support provided with a boost variant?
>> 3) If boost support is added one way or another, then unless there  
>> are
>> special circumstances (and there could be because I am not in a  
>> position
>> to know) then the port should not look for a non-MP boost (in / 
>> usr).  As
>> it is now the port will
>> 4) The same questions hold for CppUnitDir, whatever that is.
>>
> For basic development usage boost and cppunit are not needed. I  
> figured after it was in use for a little while the other variants  
> could be added. I talked with the developers of the library and  
> they did not seem to think it was an immediate requirement to have  
> the other variants available. I will see if it is possible to  
> disable the boost and cppunit requirement.
>
>> After getting these issues resolved you should submit the portfile  
>> as an
>> attachment to a Trac ticket, though sometimes you need to prod  
>> someone to
>> commit it with a list message to get it soon.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>
> Thanks for trying it out and the feedback!
>
> Doug