#76 Reinstate Boost 1.67+ support

scripts/custom/install_boost.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ usage()
     exit 1
 }
 
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd)"
+
 # Parse arguments
 version=
 base_dir=
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ minor=${version_arr[1]}
 ver_si_on=${version//\./_}  # Converts 1.74.0 to 1_74_0
 
 # Unsupported versions: https://chaste.github.io/docs/installguides/dependency-versions/
-if [[ (${major} -lt 1) || ((${major} -eq 1) && (${minor} -lt 67)) ]]; then  # Boost < 1.74.x
-    echo "$(basename $0): Boost versions < 1.74 not supported"
+if [[ (${major} -lt 1) || ((${major} -eq 1) && (${minor} -lt 67)) ]]; then  # Boost < 1.67.x
+    echo "$(basename $0): Boost versions < 1.67 not supported"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -61,6 +63,27 @@ if [[ (${major} -eq 1) && (${minor} -le 86) ]]; then  # Boost <= 1.86.x
     sed -i.bak 's#_Py_fopen#fopen#g' exec.cpp
 fi
 
+# Patch for Python 3.7+ in Boost <= 1.66.x
+ # https://github.com/boostorg/python/commit/660487c43fde76f3e64f1cb2e644500da92fe582
+ if [[ (${major} -eq 1) && (${minor} -le 66) ]]; then  # Boost <= 1.66.x
+     cd ${src_dir}/libs/python
+     patch -t -p1 < ${script_dir}/patches/boost/1.66/boost_166-python37-unicode-as-string.patch
+ fi
+
+ # Patch for serialization in Boost <= 1.64.x
+ # https://github.com/boostorg/serialization/commit/1d86261581230e2dc5d617a9b16287d326f3e229
+ if [[ (${major} -eq 1) && (${minor} -le 64) ]]; then  # Boost <= 1.64.x
+     cd ${src_dir}
+     patch -t -p2 < ${script_dir}/patches/boost/1.64/boost_164-serialization-array-wrapper.patch
+ fi
+
+ # Patch for pthread in 1.69.x <= Boost <= 1.72.x
+ # https://github.com/boostorg/thread/pull/297/commits/74fb0a26099bc51d717f5f154b37231ce7df3e98
+ if [[ (${major} -eq 1) && (${minor} -ge 69) && (${minor} -le 72) ]]; then  # 1.69.x <= Boost <= 1.72.x
+     cd ${src_dir}
+     patch -t -p2 < ${script_dir}/patches/boost/1.69/boost_169-pthread.patch
+ fi
+
 # Build and install
 install_dir=${base_dir}/opt/boost/${version}
 mkdir -p ${install_dir}