build: align minimum build dependencies with ndn-cxx
* Recommend boost >= 1.65.1 and gcc >= 7.4.0
* Require clang >= 4.0, or Xcode >= 9.0 on macOS
* Silence an ABI-related diagnostic message from gcc on armv7
Refs: #5087, #5106
Change-Id: I88ef0e0f183736f19ac414a84baebb0e1073381b
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index b6fd731..772f89c 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+from waflib import Context, Logs, Utils
+import os, subprocess
+
VERSION = '0.7'
APPNAME = 'ndn-tools'
GIT_TAG_PREFIX = 'ndn-tools-'
-from waflib import Utils, Context
-import os, subprocess
-
def options(opt):
opt.load(['compiler_cxx', 'gnu_dirs'])
opt.load(['default-compiler-flags',
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
'sphinx_build'],
tooldir=['.waf-tools'])
- opt_group = opt.add_option_group('Tools Options')
-
- opt_group.add_option('--with-tests', action='store_true', default=False,
- help='Build unit tests')
+ optgrp = opt.add_option_group('Tools Options')
+ optgrp.add_option('--with-tests', action='store_true', default=False,
+ help='Build unit tests')
opt.recurse('tools')
def configure(conf):
conf.load(['compiler_cxx', 'gnu_dirs',
- 'default-compiler-flags', 'boost', 'sphinx_build'])
+ 'default-compiler-flags', 'boost',
+ 'sphinx_build'])
conf.env.WITH_TESTS = conf.options.with_tests
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@
conf.check_boost(lib=boost_libs, mt=True)
if conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 105800:
- conf.fatal('Minimum required Boost version is 1.58.0\n'
- 'Please upgrade your distribution or manually install a newer version of Boost'
- ' (https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Boost_FAQ)')
+ conf.fatal('The minimum supported version of Boost is 1.65.1.\n'
+ 'Please upgrade your distribution or manually install a newer version of Boost.\n'
+ 'For more information, see https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Boost')
+ elif conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 106501:
+ Logs.warn('WARNING: Using a version of Boost older than 1.65.1 is not officially supported and may not work.\n'
+ 'If you encounter any problems, please upgrade your distribution or manually install a newer version of Boost.\n'
+ 'For more information, see https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Boost')
conf.recurse('tools')