[RFC] Convert update_boost script to Python

[micbou]

While trying to fix the build issue on Windows in PR #490, I decided to port the update_boost shell script to Python so that it can be executed on Windows. In addition to being more portable, the script now automatically downloads the latest Boost archive and extracts it.

The script contains the necessary change (removing the xml_woarchive.cpp file) to fix the errors when updating Boost to 1.61.0 and compiling on Windows (with MSVC). We don't remove anymore the shared_ptr_helper.cpp file since it is not included with latest Boost.

I am marking this PR as RFC since you may consider it not worth merging. Whether it is merged or not, I will send a PR that updates Boost to 1.61.0 (using this script of course).

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[Valloric]

The less shell we have, the better off everything is. So a big 👍 from me.

The only thing that bothers me a little is that there's way more python code than shell code, but I'll take 10 lines of python over one line of shell, so still good.

[Valloric]

Previously, Valloric (Val Markovic) wrote…

The less shell we have, the better off everything is. So a big 👍 from me.

The only thing that bothers me a little is that there's way more python code than shell code, but I'll take 10 lines of python over one line of shell, so still good.

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[vheon]

@homu r=Valloric

Previously, Valloric (Val Markovic) wrote…

:lgtm:

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[homu]

📌 Commit 9e78fb5 has been approved by Valloric

[homu]

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