[Debichem-devel] Bug#1133872: libxpertmass: FTBFS with boost 1.90

[Adrian Bunk]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 06:39:48AM +0200, anton wrote:
> Package: src:libxpertmass
> Version: 1.12.0-1
> Severity: serious
> Tags: sid forky ftbfs
> User: debian-devel at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: boost1.90
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> libxpertmass either build-depends on libboost-system-dev or depends on it.
> 
> The boost system library was removed upstream in 1.89, and is empty since 1.69.
> If this library is referenced in the build system, the library can just be
> removed from the build system, and the package should continue to build
> for any boost version newer than 1.69, including boost1.83 in Debian.
> 
> Boost 1.90 is already in testing, so the package can be cleaned up now.
> Issues to check:
> 
> - Remove libboost-system-dev in Depends and Build-Depends.
> 
> - Adjust autopkg tests and test dependencies if needed.
> 
> - Scan the build system if the library is used, and remove it
> from the build system. https://www.boost.org/releases/1.89.0/
> has a short paragraph how to do that for cmake.
> 
> Note that libboost-system-dev is currently virtually provided by
> libboost-dev_1.90, but that compatibility will be dropped within the next few days.
>...

There are two problems in 1.12.1-1:
- control reverted back to trixie-control.txt
- sid-control.txt should drop the build dependency on libboost-system-dev

cu
Adrian