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+##
+# Authors::   Denis Kristak <thenis@inuits.eu>
+##
+name = 'Boost'
+version = '1.79.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.boost.org/'
+description = """Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCC', 'version': '11.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/%(version)s/source/']
+sources = ['%%(namelower)s_%s.tar.gz' % '_'.join(version.split('.'))]
+checksums = ['273f1be93238a068aba4f9735a4a2b003019af067b9c183ed227780b8f36062c']
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('bzip2', '1.0.8'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.12'),
+    ('XZ', '5.2.5'),
+    ('ICU', '71.1'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--without-libraries=python,mpi'
+
+# disable MPI, build Boost libraries with tagged layout
+boost_mpi = False
+tagged_layout = True
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'