There's an issue on react-native I've opened: facebook/react-native#16381
I'm trying to use this version of boost instead of what's currently referred to as 'boost' in Folly.podspec, since the release version that can be downloaded from here is 4-5x smaller.

This is the podspec I've added
https://github.com/languagedrops/react-native/commit/1c3f1ab55aa8541bde2adbc4c4f25914a5731021

which should be the same as:
https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs/blob/master/Specs/9/9/d/boost/1.59.0/boost.podspec.json

except the download URL.

But when I try to run the project with boost installed from this repo, I get the following error:

Are there any plans of making a pod out of this?

Thank you!

Bug report

Summary

When building the project, it fails with various "file not found" messages for files inside
For example,
fatal error: 'boost/config/warning_disable.hpp' file not found #include <boost/config/warning_disable.hpp>

Environment info

react-native info output:

System:
  OS: macOS 10.15.4
  CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4980HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
  Memory: 536.50 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
 Binaries:
  Node: 12.12.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
  Yarn: 1.19.1 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
  npm: 6.11.3 - /usr/local/bin/npm
  Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
 SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
   Platforms: iOS 13.5, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2
 IDEs:
  Xcode: 11.5/11E608c - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
 npmPackages:
  react: 16.9.0 => 16.9.0 
  react-native: 0.61.0 => 0.61.0 
 npmGlobalPackages:
  babel-preset-react-native: 5.0.0
  jest-react-native: 18.0.0
  react-native-animatable: 1.3.2
  react-native-carrier-info: 1.1.1
  react-native-cli: 2.0.1
  react-native: 0.59.10
[...]

Library version: 1.63.0

Steps to reproduce

1. npm i
2. cd ios && pod install
3. react-native run-ios

The build will fail.
I saw all the Stackoverflow posts regarding the issue, e.g. this one - nothing helps.

Seems as the lib misses a path of some kind.

Will greatly appreciate any help or idea.

Where is boost-1.59.0 ? My old project based on react-native 0.49.5 which require boost 1.59.0

Question

Hi
We conduct a software composition analysis scan by Black Duck hub and we found the following :

(1) BDSA-2018-2656

Boost has a flaw in the function boost::re_detail_NUMBER::basic_regex_creator which can lead to a buffer over-read. An attacker can craft and send a malicious file which will trigger the buffer over-read, leading to a denial-of-service.

The vulnerability can be exploited by local attackers via import of a maliciously crafted file or by remote attackers that send the file to a victim. The Boost software will crash when the file is imported into the library.
Details:
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=6708

(2) BDSA-2018-1263

Boost incorrectly casts from "boost::detail::shared_count::shared_count" to "boost::detail::sp_counted_base" causing type confusion leading to a denial-of-service (DoS).
Details:
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=4680

Please advise if the following has a patch.

Hi folks,
Would you please provide us a simple helloworld demo on RN ?
Many thanks

Question

README now says This is a copy of Boost that is used to build React Native (Android) from source, but I've encountered this error , which suggest that boost is also used for iOS build.
Should README be updated to reflect this?

The current version of boost is quite old, are there plans to update it ?

This would simplify gradle extraction in React Native a lot