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15 Sep 2022

14:55 Design #1697: Specifying BOOST in configure

After discussions with Anna, we will try a new configure option *@--only-cocoalib@* (which supplants @--no-boost@).
... John Abbott

14:17 Design #1696 (Feedback): Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

Our tests seem to comfirm no problems (at least with recent BOOST, around 1.80).
We must update the doc.
John Abbott

22 Aug 2022

16:59 Design #1697 (In Progress): Specifying BOOST in configure

In a sense there is no difference between *@--with-boost@* and *@--also-build-CoCoA5@*
(except that one is clearly... John Abbott

16:23 Design #1696: Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

Anna confirms that *only BOOST @filesystem@ is needed on MacOS.*
John Abbott

18 Aug 2022

15:36 Bug #1093: GUI: bugs and slugs

Interrupt messages from CoCoALib functions are discarded/ignored.
There does not appear to be a "kill" option for ... John Abbott

15:27 Slug #750: C5 GUI: very slow when printing many short lines

2022-08-18: JAA confirms that this slug is still present.
It suffices to test *@indent(1..1000)@*
@top@ reported ... John Abbott

14:39 Design #1696: Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

I am using BOOST 1.80 compiled from source and with a standard installation (in @/usr/local/@ on Ubuntu).
John Abbott

12:21 Design #1696: Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

On my Ubuntu box, it seems that *just BOOST @filesystem@ is needed.*
I did a reconfigure (with debugging on), after ... John Abbott

11:40 Design #1696 (In Progress): Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

I have just edited @autoconf.mk@ to remove the BOOST sub-libs @system@ and @threads@.
Everything compiled. All CoCo... John Abbott

11:38 Design #1696 (Closed): Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

Currently we require the following BOOST sub-libs:
* @filesystem@
* @threads@
* @system@
A quick check suggeste... John Abbott

14:37 Design #1697 (Closed): Specifying BOOST in configure

The code handling the BOOST libraries in @configure@ is an "unholy mess".
If the user specifies no BOOST option th... John Abbott