gnu: Boost: Update to 1.72.0.

* gnu/packages/patches/boost-dumpversion.patch: Delete file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/packages/boost.scm (boost): Update to 1.72.0.
[source](uri): Remove defunct mirror.
[source](patches): Remove.
[arguments]: Adjust /bin/sh substitutions.  Remove obsolete workaround.

gnu/local.mk

@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/binutils-loongson-workaround.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/blender-2.79-newer-ffmpeg.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/blender-2.79-python-3.7-fix.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/boost-dumpversion.patch 			\
   %D%/packages/patches/byobu-writable-status.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/calibre-no-updates-dialog.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/calibre-remove-test-bs4.patch		\

gnu/packages/boost.scm

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Giacomo Leidi <goodoldpaul@autistici.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -46,21 +47,17 @@
 (define-public boost
   (package
     (name "boost")
-    (version "1.70.0")
+    (version "1.72.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (let ((version-with-underscores
                           (string-map (lambda (x) (if (eq? x #\.) #\_ x)) version)))
-                     (list (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/boost/boost/" version
+                     (string-append "https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/"
-                                          "/boost_" version-with-underscores ".tar.bz2")
+                                    version "/source/boost_"
-                           (string-append "https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/"
+                                    version-with-underscores ".tar.bz2")))
-                                          version "/source/boost_"
-                                          version-with-underscores ".tar.bz2"))))
-              (patches
-               (search-patches "boost-dumpversion.patch"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0y47nc7w0arwgj4x1phadxbvl7wyfcgknbz5kv8lzpl98wsyh2j3"))))
+                "08h7cv61fd0lzb4z50xanfqn0pdgvizjrpd1kcdgj725pisb5jar"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("icu4c" ,icu4c)
               ("zlib" ,zlib)))
@@ -75,11 +72,6 @@
        #:make-flags
        (list "threading=multi" "link=shared"
 
-             ;; XXX: Disable installation of Boosts modular CMake config scripts
-             ;; which conflicts in 1.70.0 with the ones provided by CMake.
-             ;; See <https://bugs.gnu.org/36721>.
-             "--no-cmake-config"
-
              ;; Set the RUNPATH to $libdir so that the libs find each other.
              (string-append "linkflags=-Wl,-rpath="
                             (assoc-ref %outputs "out") "/lib")
@@ -109,9 +101,8 @@
                    (out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
                (substitute* '("libs/config/configure"
                               "libs/spirit/classic/phoenix/test/runtest.sh"
-                              "tools/build/src/engine/execunix.c"
+                              "tools/build/src/engine/execunix.cpp"
-                              "tools/build/src/engine/Jambase"
+                              "tools/build/src/engine/Jambase")
-                              "tools/build/src/engine/jambase.c")
                  (("/bin/sh") (which "sh")))
 
                (setenv "SHELL" (which "sh"))

gnu/packages/patches/boost-dumpversion.patch

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-This issue is described here: https://github.com/openwrt/packages/pull/8685
-and has not been solved as of 1.70.0 release.
-
---- a/tools/build/src/tools/common.jam
-+++ b/tools/build/src/tools/common.jam
-@@ -973,18 +973,6 @@
-         }
-     }
- 
--    # From GCC 5, versioning changes and minor becomes patch
--    if $(tag) = gcc && [ numbers.less 4 $(version[1]) ]
--    {
--        version = $(version[1]) ;
--    }
--
--    # Ditto, from Clang 4
--    if ( $(tag) = clang || $(tag) = clangw ) && [ numbers.less 3 $(version[1]) ]
--    {
--        version = $(version[1]) ;
--    }
--
-     # On intel, version is not added, because it does not matter and it is the
-     # version of vc used as backend that matters. Ideally, we should encode the
-     # backend version but that would break compatibility with V1.