Compiling spring 91.0 with boost=>1.50

Since I went through the frustration of not having this work, trying to fix it, and finally fixing it, I thought I should at least share my solution/experience in case someone else needs it.

I am on Arch Linux and had recently upgraded everything (including the boost library to 1.53). I then notice we are playing on 91 still. No big deal, lets just get the source and compile it. Doesn't compile? Well, lets just apply the patch currently on the repo's pkgbuild:

(https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/plain/trunk/boost-1.50.patch?h=packages/spring)

Wait, it still gets stuck?:

/home/N2maniac/git/spring/spring_91.0/AI/Skirmish/E323AI/CScopedTimer.h:39:31: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
boost::xtime_get(&t, boost::TIME_UTC);
^
make[2]: * [AI/Skirmish/E323AI/CMakeFiles/E323AI.dir/CTaskHandler.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: * [AI/Skirmish/E323AI/CMakeFiles/E323AI.dir/all] Error 2
make: * [all] Error 2

Oh, turns out that file needs a similar change:

+ boost::xtime_get(&t, boost::TIME_UTC);
- boost::xtime_get(&t, boost::TIME_UTC_);

And now it gets through compilation and I can play again!

I am on arch and what I used to do before the last update (which was reverted pretty fast as usual) was keeping the old boost and spring (you can prevent them from updating in pacman.conf iirc)
There's also some website that allows you to download old packages, so no need to go through compiling :P

Right now i am too lazy to download the old ones again so that's why i stopped playing xD

about the compile error, just fetch the latest version of E323AI source code, it contains this patch:

https://github.com/Error323/E323AI/commit/78f8a5e5aea1fe20468917945f9378ee1425e83e

It could not find some things, I guess I'm missing stuff: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2ZmzlfAxF6UV2NldkdHWFRPTzQ/edit?usp=sharing

...And another thing that popped up (and not just for me it seems)
http://springrts.com/mantis/view.php?id=3789

Had to apply that to the relevant file in rts/System/Sound/EFX.cpp

TheSponge I had done that already beforehand. N2maniac and burp, the change is simple but I'm not quite sure how I could use it. Can I just change the source url in TheSponge's script so that it gets the version with the changed .cpp file?

Otherwise, to run it again I have to delete the SourceFiles folder and thus I can't really keep the sound file modification in a way that would let the script finish.

Also, should I try reinstalling boost?

@lauri0: Looks like it's missing development stuff for python (headers etc.). The error in the log you posted is:

CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set
to NOTFOUND.
Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files:
PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR (ADVANCED)

This is no boost problem. Boost is found on your setup. Assuming you are on a debian-like system you probably need to install python-dev or python-all-dev.

Was it python-dev or python-all-dev? Just so I know what needs adding to the script.

@lauri0: "make the same change that N2maniac did?" Yes, it's necessary.

You need to do two changes to make it compile. First:

sed "s/TIME_UTC/TIME_UTC_/g" -i AI/Skirmish/E323AI/CScopedTimer.h

And you need to fix the sound: http://springrts.com/mantis/view.php?id=3789

Then it will compile without any problems with the most recent software.

Hmm, update on my end: I am getting desynced in games. If I dig up any information as to why or what is causing it I will let you know.

I am suspicious that the following is related:
[f=0010455] Error: LuaRules::RunCallIn: error = 2, RecvFromSynced, [string "LuaRules/Gadgets/lups_nano_spray.lua"]:300: attempt to call field 'GetUnitCurrentBuildPower' (a nil value)

Similarly, if anyone is seeing this please point it out.

Edit: I am a dumb. I somehow got it to compile with a blank version number. This seems to have been the culprit, as certain internals use this to figure out what code/workarounds to execute.