Bump required Boost version to 1.72

6 files changed, 3 insertions, 56 deletions

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb13f777..8b63a562 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set(Required_CMake_Version 3.16.2)
+set(Required_Boost_Version 1.72)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION ${Required_CMake_Version})
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Set BOOST_ROOT to help CMake to find the right Boost version
-find_package(Boost 1.49.0
+find_package(Boost ${Required_Boost_Version}
   REQUIRED date_time filesystem system iostreams regex unit_test_framework
   ${BOOST_PYTHON} OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS nowide)
 
@@ -182,35 +183,6 @@ endif()
 
 cmake_pop_check_state()
 
-# Check if fix for https://github.com/boostorg/python/issues/39 is needed
-if (HAVE_BOOST_PYTHON)
-cmake_push_check_state()
-
-set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
-    ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
-    ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${Python_LIBRARIES} ${PROFILE_LIBS})
-
-check_cxx_source_compiles("
-#include <boost/python.hpp>
-
-struct X { int y; };
-
-int main()
-{
-  boost::python::make_setter(&X::y);
-  return 0;
-}" BOOST_MAKE_SETTER_COMPILES)
-
-if (BOOST_MAKE_SETTER_COMPILES)
-  set(HAVE_BOOST_159_ISSUE_39 0)
-else()
-  set(HAVE_BOOST_159_ISSUE_39 1)
-endif()
-
-cmake_pop_check_state()
-endif()
-
 ########################################################################
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH})
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0b5628a..7e8acd88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ current `master` branch:
 Dependency  | Version (or greater)
 ------------|---------------------
 [CMake]     | 3.16.2
-[Boost]     | 1.49
+[Boost]     | 1.72
 [GMP]       | 4.2.2
 [MPFR]      | 2.4.0
 [utfcpp]    | 2.3.4
diff --git a/src/ptree.cc b/src/ptree.cc
index a37d0be5..01bf16b0 100644
--- a/src/ptree.cc
+++ b/src/ptree.cc
@@ -80,12 +80,7 @@ void format_ptree::flush()
 
   switch (format) {
   case FORMAT_XML:
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105600
     auto indented = property_tree::xml_writer_make_settings<std::string> (' ', 2);
-#else
-    property_tree::xml_writer_settings<char> indented(' ', 2);
-#endif
-
     property_tree::write_xml(out, pt, indented);
     out << std::endl;
     break;
diff --git a/src/system.hh.in b/src/system.hh.in
index 60ea0fd8..a6c465df 100644
--- a/src/system.hh.in
+++ b/src/system.hh.in
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 #define HAVE_BOOST_PYTHON        @HAVE_BOOST_PYTHON@
 #define HAVE_GPGME               @HAVE_GPGME@
 #define HAVE_BOOST_REGEX_UNICODE @HAVE_BOOST_REGEX_UNICODE@
-#define HAVE_BOOST_159_ISSUE_39  @HAVE_BOOST_159_ISSUE_39@
 #define HAVE_BOOST_NOWIDE        @HAVE_BOOST_NOWIDE@
 
 #define DEBUG_MODE               @DEBUG_MODE@
@@ -216,17 +215,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/iterator/indirect_iterator.hpp>
 
-#if BOOST_VERSION == 105900 && HAVE_BOOST_159_ISSUE_39
-// Fix for https://github.com/boostorg/python/issues/39
-namespace boost { namespace python {
-template <class D>
-inline object make_setter(D const& x)
-{
-    return detail::make_setter(x, default_call_policies(), is_member_pointer<D>(), 0);
-}
-}}
-#endif
-
 #endif // HAVE_BOOST_PYTHON
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_SYSTEM_HH
diff --git a/src/utils.cc b/src/utils.cc
index 1d457891..baf5a27a 100644
--- a/src/utils.cc
+++ b/src/utils.cc
@@ -849,11 +849,7 @@ path resolve_path(const path& pathname)
   path temp = pathname;
   if (temp.string()[0] == '~')
     temp = expand_path(temp);
-#if (BOOST_VERSION >= 106000)
   temp.lexically_normal();
-#else
-  temp.normalize();
-#endif
   return temp;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index b09377b8..9cc51396 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDED_UTILS_H
 #define INCLUDED_UTILS_H
 
-#if (BOOST_VERSION >= 106600)
 #include <boost/uuid/detail/sha1.hpp>
-#else
-#include <boost/uuid/sha1.hpp>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * @name Default values