Document differences among boost versions

[abitmore]

Things that I'm aware of:

• if built with boost 1.60 (and perhaps other versions), some parameter styles in command line is not supported. E.G.
  • ./cli_wallet -s ws://1.2.3.4:5678/ works with boost 1.57 and 1.58, but doesn't work with 1.60
  • ./cli_wallet -sws://1.2.3.4:5678/ works with boost 1.57, 1.58 and 1.60
• time_point_sec jsonifies to different result in boost 1.64, as mentioned in fc::time_point_sec::to_iso_string is broken #597

Note: this document is for users of witness_node and cli_wallet, not for the core developers.

[jmjatlanta]

Perhaps the stacktrace on segfault should be mentioned as not happening for boost versions prior to 1.65.

[cedar-book]

If we create the information page something like this (--) somewhere, would it be meaningful?
--> Correct link https://dev.bitshares.works/en/master/development/installation/boost_versions.html (2019-2-26)

[abitmore]

@cedar-book yes. Thanks!

[cedar-book]

@ryanRfox, The boost versions information page for Ubuntu, OS X -- updated (2019-2-26)

[cedar-book]

also have this information page Boost Versions -- updated (2019-2-26)

[jmjatlanta]

Boost 1.66 multi_index handles exceptions differently than earlier versions. See #852

[abitmore]

@jmjatlanta this document if for users of witness_node/cli_wallet, but not the developers. Since we don't support 1.66 right now, IMHO no need to document it. Once we fixed #852, still no need to document it because users won't notice the difference.

[ryanRfox]

Closing because #852 is fixed.