build: optionally static link boost

.codeql-prebuild-cpp-Linux.sh

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ sudo apt-get install -y \
   g++-10 \
   libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
   libavdevice-dev \
-  libboost-filesystem-dev \
-  libboost-locale-dev \
-  libboost-log-dev \
-  libboost-program-options-dev \
   libcap-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev \
   libdrm-dev \

.codeql-prebuild-cpp-Windows.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pacman -Syu --noconfirm --ignore=mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-curl \
   gcc \
   git \
   make \
-  mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-boost \
   mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake \
   mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cppwinrt \
   mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-graphviz \

.codeql-prebuild-cpp-macOS.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ set -e
 
 # install dependencies
 brew install \
-  boost \
   cmake \
   miniupnpc \
   node \

.github/workflows/CI.yml

@@ -252,10 +252,6 @@ jobs:
             g++-10 \
             libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
             libavdevice-dev \
-            libboost-filesystem-dev \
-            libboost-locale-dev \
-            libboost-log-dev \
-            libboost-program-options-dev \
             libcap-dev \
             libcurl4-openssl-dev \
             libdrm-dev \
@@ -951,7 +947,6 @@ jobs:
           pacman -Syu --noconfirm --ignore=mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-curl \
             doxygen \
             git \
-            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-boost \
             mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake \
             mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cppwinrt \
             mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-graphviz \

cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake

@@ -125,10 +125,20 @@ include_directories(
         "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/moonlight-common-c/enet/include"
         "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/nanors"
         "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/nanors/deps/obl"
+        ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
         ${FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-        ${PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
+if(BOOST_USE_STATIC)
+    list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES
+            Boost::filesystem
+            Boost::locale
+            Boost::log
+            Boost::program_options)
+else()
+    list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES Boost::dynamic_linking)
+endif()
+
 list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES
         ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARIES}
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}

cmake/compile_definitions/linux.cmake

@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ list(APPEND PLATFORM_TARGET_FILES
         "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/glad/include/glad/egl.h")
 
 list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES
-        Boost::dynamic_linking
         dl
         pulse
         pulse-simple)

cmake/compile_definitions/macos.cmake

@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES
         ${FOUNDATION_LIBRARY}
         ${VIDEO_TOOLBOX_LIBRARY})
 
-set(PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIRS
-        ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
 set(APPLE_PLIST_FILE "${SUNSHINE_SOURCE_ASSETS_DIR}/macos/assets/Info.plist")
 
 # todo - tray is not working on macos

cmake/dependencies/Boost_Sunshine.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#
+# Loads the boost library giving the priority to the system package first, with a fallback to FetchContent.
+#
+include_guard(GLOBAL)
+
+set(BOOST_VERSION 1.85)
+set(BOOST_COMPONENTS
+        filesystem
+        locale
+        log
+        program_options
+        system)  # system is not used by Sunshine, but by Simple-Web-Server, added here for convenience
+
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_VERSION} COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS})
+if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Boost v${BOOST_VERSION}.x package not found in the system. Falling back to FetchContent.")
+    include(FetchContent)
+
+    # Avoid warning about DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP in CMake 3.24:
+    if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.24.0")
+        cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW)
+    endif()
+
+    # more components required for compiling boost targets
+    list(APPEND BOOST_COMPONENTS
+            asio
+            crc
+            format
+            process
+            property_tree)
+
+    # Limit boost to the required libraries only
+    set(BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES
+            ${BOOST_COMPONENTS})
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+            Boost
+            URL https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-1.85.0/boost-1.85.0-cmake.tar.xz
+            URL_HASH MD5=BADEA970931766604D4D5F8F4090B176
+            OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE  # requires CMake 3.24+
+    )
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Boost)
+
+    # set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${Boost_SOURCE_DIR}/libs/headers/include>;$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/boost-1_85>")
+    set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/boost-src/libs/headers/include>;$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/boost-1_85>")
+    set(Boost_LIBRARIES "")
+    foreach(component ${BOOST_COMPONENTS})
+        list(APPEND Boost_LIBRARIES "Boost::${component}")
+    endforeach()
+    set(Boost_LIBRARIES ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+
+    message(STATUS "Boost include dirs: ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    message(STATUS "Boost libraries: ${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+
+    if(WIN32)
+        # Windows build is failing to create .h file in this directory
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${Boost_BINARY_DIR}/libs/log/src/windows)
+    endif()
+endif()

cmake/dependencies/common.cmake

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 # load common dependencies
 # this file will also load platform specific dependencies
 
+# boost, this should be before Simple-Web-Server as it also depends on boost
+if(BOOST_USE_STATIC)
+    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)  # cmake-lint: disable=C0103
+endif()
+include(dependencies/Boost_Sunshine)
+
 # submodules
 # moonlight common library
-set(ENET_NO_INSTALL ON CACHE BOOL "Don't install any libraries build for enet")
+set(ENET_NO_INSTALL ON CACHE BOOL "Don't install any libraries built for enet")
 add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/moonlight-common-c/enet")
 
 # web server

cmake/dependencies/unix.cmake

@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 # unix specific dependencies
 # put anything here that applies to both linux and macos
-
-find_package(Boost COMPONENTS locale log filesystem program_options REQUIRED)

cmake/dependencies/windows.cmake

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # windows specific dependencies
 
-set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)  # cmake-lint: disable=C0103
-find_package(Boost 1.71.0 COMPONENTS locale log filesystem program_options REQUIRED)
-
 # nlohmann_json
+# TODO: should we use boost json instead?
 pkg_check_modules(NLOHMANN_JSON nlohmann_json REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET)

cmake/packaging/linux.cmake

@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${SUNSHINE_SOURCE_ASSETS_DIR}/linux/misc
 set(CPACK_DEB_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "\
             ${CPACK_DEB_PLATFORM_PACKAGE_DEPENDS} \
-            libboost-filesystem${Boost_VERSION}, \
-            libboost-locale${Boost_VERSION}, \
-            libboost-log${Boost_VERSION}, \
-            libboost-program-options${Boost_VERSION}, \
             libcap2, \
             libcurl4, \
             libdrm2, \
@@ -48,10 +44,6 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "\
             openssl | libssl3")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "\
             ${CPACK_RPM_PLATFORM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES} \
-            boost-filesystem >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
-            boost-locale >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
-            boost-log >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
-            boost-program-options >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
             libcap >= 2.22, \
             libcurl >= 7.0, \
             libdrm >= 2.4.97, \
@@ -66,6 +58,21 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "\
             openssl >= 3.0.2, \
             pulseaudio-libs >= 10.0")
 
+if(NOT BOOST_USE_STATIC)
+    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "\
+                ${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, \
+                libboost-filesystem${Boost_VERSION}, \
+                libboost-locale${Boost_VERSION}, \
+                libboost-log${Boost_VERSION}, \
+                libboost-program-options${Boost_VERSION}")
+    set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "\
+                ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES}, \
+                boost-filesystem >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
+                boost-locale >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
+                boost-log >= ${Boost_VERSION}, \
+                boost-program-options >= ${Boost_VERSION}")
+endif()
+
 # This should automatically figure out dependencies, doesn't work with the current config
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS OFF)
 

cmake/prep/options.cmake

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ option(SUNSHINE_REQUIRE_TRAY "Require system tray icon. Fail the build if tray r
 
 option(SUNSHINE_SYSTEM_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS "Use system installation of wayland-protocols rather than the submodule." OFF)
 
+option(BOOST_USE_STATIC "Use static boost libraries." ON)
+
 option(CUDA_INHERIT_COMPILE_OPTIONS
         "When building CUDA code, inherit compile options from the the main project. You may want to disable this if
         your IDE throws errors about unknown flags after running cmake." ON)
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ if(UNIX)
     # technically, the homebrew build could be on linux as well... no idea if it would actually work
     option(SUNSHINE_BUILD_HOMEBREW
             "Enable a Homebrew build." OFF)
-endif ()
+endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
     option(SUNSHINE_CONFIGURE_HOMEBREW

docker/clion-toolchain.dockerfile

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   git \
   graphviz \
   libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-  libboost-filesystem-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-locale-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-log-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-program-options-dev=1.74.* \
   libcap-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev \
   libdrm-dev \

docker/debian-bookworm.dockerfile

@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   git \
   graphviz \
   libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-  libboost-filesystem-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-locale-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-log-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-program-options-dev=1.74.* \
   libcap-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev \
   libdrm-dev \

docker/debian-bullseye.dockerfile

@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   git \
   graphviz \
   libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-  libboost-filesystem-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-locale-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-log-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-program-options-dev=1.74.* \
   libcap-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev \
   libdrm-dev \

docker/fedora-39.dockerfile

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ set -e
 dnf -y update
 dnf -y group install "Development Tools"
 dnf -y install \
-  boost-devel-1.81.0* \
   cmake-3.27.* \
   doxygen \
   gcc-13.2.* \

docker/fedora-40.dockerfile

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ set -e
 dnf -y update
 dnf -y group install "Development Tools"
 dnf -y install \
-  boost-devel-1.83.0* \
   cmake-3.28.* \
   doxygen \
   gcc-14.1.* \

docker/ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile

@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   git \
   graphviz \
   libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-  libboost-filesystem-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-locale-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-log-dev=1.74.* \
-  libboost-program-options-dev=1.74.* \
   libcap-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev \
   libdrm-dev \

docker/ubuntu-24.04.dockerfile

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   git \
   graphviz \
   libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-  libboost-filesystem-dev=1.83.* \
-  libboost-locale-dev=1.83.* \
-  libboost-log-dev=1.83.* \
-  libboost-program-options-dev=1.83.* \
   libcap-dev \
   libcurl4-openssl-dev \
   libdrm-dev \

docs/source/building/linux.rst

@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ Install Requirements
           build-essential \
           cmake \
           libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-          libboost-filesystem-dev \
-          libboost-locale-dev \
-          libboost-log-dev \
-          libboost-program-options-dev \
           libcap-dev \  # KMS
           libcurl4-openssl-dev \
           libdrm-dev \  # KMS
@@ -55,7 +51,6 @@ Install Requirements
       sudo dnf update && \
       sudo dnf group install "Development Tools" && \
       sudo dnf install \
-          boost-devel \
           cmake \
           gcc \
           gcc-c++ \
@@ -97,10 +92,6 @@ Install Requirements
           build-essential \
           cmake \
           libappindicator3-dev \
-          libboost-filesystem-dev \
-          libboost-locale-dev \
-          libboost-log-dev \
-          libboost-program-options-dev \
           libcap-dev \  # KMS
           libcurl4-openssl-dev \
           libdrm-dev \  # KMS
@@ -138,10 +129,6 @@ Install Requirements
           gcc-11 \
           g++-11 \
           libappindicator3-dev \
-          libboost-filesystem-dev \
-          libboost-locale-dev \
-          libboost-log-dev \
-          libboost-program-options-dev \
           libcap-dev \  # KMS
           libcurl4-openssl-dev \
           libdrm-dev \  # KMS

docs/source/building/windows.rst

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Install dependencies:
       pacman -S \
         doxygen \
         git \
-        mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-boost \
         mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake \
         mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cppwinrt \
         mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-curl \

packaging/linux/Arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ install=sunshine.install
 _gcc_version=13
 
 depends=('avahi'
-         'boost-libs'
          'curl'
          'libayatana-appindicator'
          'libcap'
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ depends=('avahi'
          'udev')
 checkdepends=('doxygen'
               'graphviz')
-makedepends=('boost'
-             'cmake'
+makedepends=('cmake'
              "gcc${_gcc_version}"
              'git'
              'make'