Is there a way to install a boost header only package? about boost-cpp-feedstock HOT 11 CLOSED

Alright, you do whatever suits you. At least you now have another reason to upgrade. ;)

OTOH, this issue can now be closed.

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no, currently the package provides both includes & libs

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Thank you for your response.

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That's not true anymore as of a major overhaul for 1.82 we did. You can install libboost-headers and only get the headers

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oh, I didnt know that, sorry

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@h-vetinari is this a package already on conda-forge? I cannot find any with the name 'libboost-headers'

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look again: https://anaconda.org/search?q=libboost-headers

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I cannot find any with the name 'libboost-headers'

If you're looking for the feedstock, it's here. For more context, see #25 / #137 or conda-forge/boost-feedstock#164

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Thank you @jschueller @h-vetinari . Unfortunately this is only for the version 1.82. For the lower versions like 1.70.0, I might need to create my own recipe. I am new to conda and exploring stuff.

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Boost has pretty excellent compatibility. If you're only using the headers, I don't see a reason why 1.82 shouldn't work in 99% of the cases. IMO you should give it a try and see if it works. ;-)

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I am almost sure that it will work. But since our project is already using 1.70.0, we don't want to break the compatibility. Maybe we later update if necessary :)

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