[bug] Boost system has been deprecated

[fredleb]

Describe the bug
Boost system has been removed in boost 1.89

To Reproduce
Trying to build in archlinux

Expected behavior
Building fine

Screenshots

Log

-- Building in Release configuration
CMake Warning (dev) at CMakeLists.txt:127 (find_package):                 
  Policy CMP0167 is not set: The FindBoost module is removed.  Run "cmake
  --help-policy CMP0167" for policy details.  Use the cmake_policy command to
  set the policy and suppress this warning.

This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
                                                    
CMake Error at /usr/lib/cmake/Boost-1.89.0/BoostConfig.cmake:141 (find_package):
  Could not find a package configuration file provided by "boost_system"
  (requested version 1.89.0) with any of the following names:         
                                                    
    boost_systemConfig.cmake
    boost_system-config.cmake
                                                    
  Add the installation prefix of "boost_system" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
  "boost_system_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If
  "boost_system" provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it   
  has been installed.       
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/lib/cmake/Boost-1.89.0/BoostConfig.cmake:262 (boost_find_component)
  /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:609 (find_package)
  CMakeLists.txt:127 (find_package)                                                                                                                                                                                

Desktop (please complete the following and other pertinent information):

• OS: arch linux
• Other dependencies version : boost 1.89
• CCTag version: 1.0.4

[simogasp]

Hi, thanks for reporting.
I still see system among the components here https://www.boost.org/libraries/latest/grid/
Maybe you did not install it?
What is actually deprecated is the findBoost module of CMake (Warning in your log) but if you provide where it can find BoostConfig.cmake that should be fine.

[fredleb]

Hi, thanks for reporting. I still see system among the components here https://www.boost.org/libraries/latest/grid/ Maybe you did not install it? What is actually deprecated is the findBoost module of CMake (Warning in your log) but if you provide where it can find BoostConfig.cmake that should be fine.

Hi @simogasp

My goal was to install meshroom on my arch linux system but I'm not sure the packages are often enough maintained to be installed without a bit of hand work...

I forked your repo and I tried to fix the build but then hit an eigen 3 -> 5 problem and noticed that most things on my path to meshroom rely on NVidia hardware... I bought AMD because of the numerous warnings about NVidia linux support... Also my CMake already poor skills have been long forgotten...

So I'm not sure how much effort this is really worth... On my side I have given up for now. I'll check it again in a couple of months I guess...

Thanks for the answer and your efforts for this project !

[fredleb]

A similar problem was spotted here if this helps: facebook/folly#2489

[fredleb]

And for Arch linux: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=309669

[simogasp]

Ok I see. Thanks for the heads up, I guess we will have to switch to boost 1.89 and eigen 5 at some point.
For boost it's kind of a breaking change as it will be difficult to support both versions