diff --git a/packaging/os_x/boost.rb b/packaging/os_x/boost.rb
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-require 'formula'
-
-class UniversalPython < Requirement
-  satisfy(:build_env => false) { archs_for_command("python").universal? }
-
-  def message; <<-EOS.undent
-    A universal build was requested, but Python is not a universal build
-
-    Boost compiles against the Python it finds in the path; if this Python
-    is not a universal build then linking will likely fail.
-    EOS
-  end
-end
-
-class Boost < Formula
-  homepage 'http://www.boost.org'
-  url 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2'
-  sha1 'cef9a0cc7084b1d639e06cd3bc34e4251524c840'
-
-  head 'http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk'
-
-  bottle do
-    cellar :any
-    revision 1
-    sha1 'e715bed5765c5a89fd2c7f2938bf4db405a11fbc' => :mavericks
-    sha1 '099a7374e95690e2268f7abbd4ccfb0559541b73' => :mountain_lion
-    sha1 '1961f75f2139f3f0998aae03a1be8e9ac553d292' => :lion
-  end
-
-  env :userpaths
-
-  option :universal
-  option 'with-icu', 'Build regexp engine with icu support'
-  option 'without-single', 'Disable building single-threading variant'
-  option 'without-static', 'Disable building static library variant'
-  option 'with-mpi', 'Build with MPI support'
-  option :cxx11
-
-  depends_on :python => :recommended
-  depends_on UniversalPython if build.universal? and build.with? "python"
-
-  if build.with? 'icu'
-    if build.cxx11?
-      depends_on 'icu4c' => 'c++11'
-    else
-      depends_on 'icu4c'
-    end
-  end
-
-  if build.with? 'mpi'
-    if build.cxx11?
-      depends_on 'open-mpi' => 'c++11'
-    else
-      depends_on :mpi => [:cc, :cxx, :optional]
-    end
-  end
-
-  odie 'boost: --with-c++11 has been renamed to --c++11' if build.with? 'c++11'
-
-  fails_with :llvm do
-    build 2335
-    cause "Dropped arguments to functions when linking with boost"
-  end
-
-  def install
-    # https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8841
-    if build.with? 'mpi' and not build.without? 'single'
-      raise <<-EOS.undent
-        Building MPI support for both single and multi-threaded flavors
-        is not supported.  Please use '--with-mpi' together with
-        '--without-single'.
-      EOS
-    end
-
-    #if build.cxx11? and build.with? 'mpi' and python
-    #  raise <<-EOS.undent
-    #    Building MPI support for Python using C++11 mode results in
-    #    failure and hence disabled.  Please don't use this combination
-    #    of options.
-    #  EOS
-    #end
-
-    ENV.universal_binary if build.universal?
-    ENV.cxx11 if build.cxx11?
-
-    # Adjust the name the libs are installed under to include the path to the
-    # Homebrew lib directory so executables will work when installed to a
-    # non-/usr/local location.
-    #
-    # otool -L `which mkvmerge`
-    # /usr/local/bin/mkvmerge:
-    #   libboost_regex-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
-    #   libboost_filesystem-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
-    #   libboost_system-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
-    #
-    # becomes:
-    #
-    # /usr/local/bin/mkvmerge:
-    #   /usr/local/lib/libboost_regex-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
-    #   /usr/local/lib/libboost_filesystem-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
-    #   /usr/local/lib/libboost_system-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
-    inreplace 'tools/build/v2/tools/darwin.jam', '-install_name "', "-install_name \"#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib/"
-
-    # boost will try to use cc, even if we'd rather it use, say, gcc-4.2
-    inreplace 'tools/build/v2/engine/build.sh', 'BOOST_JAM_CC=cc', "BOOST_JAM_CC=#{ENV.cc}"
-    inreplace 'tools/build/v2/engine/build.jam', 'toolset darwin cc', "toolset darwin #{ENV.cc}"
-
-    # Force boost to compile using the appropriate GCC version
-    open("user-config.jam", "a") do |file|
-      file.write "using darwin : : #{ENV.cxx} ;\n"
-      file.write "using mpi ;\n" if build.with? 'mpi'
-    end
-
-    # we specify libdir too because the script is apparently broken
-    bargs = ["--prefix=#{prefix}", "--libdir=#{lib}"]
-
-    if build.with? 'icu'
-      icu4c_prefix = Formula.factory('icu4c').opt_prefix
-      bargs << "--with-icu=#{icu4c_prefix}"
-    else
-      bargs << '--without-icu'
-    end
-
-    # Handle libraries that will not be built.
-    without_libraries = []
-
-    # The context library is implemented as x86_64 ASM, so it
-    # won't build on PPC or 32-bit builds
-    # see https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/17646
-    if Hardware::CPU.ppc? || Hardware::CPU.is_32_bit? || build.universal?
-      without_libraries << "context"
-      # The coroutine library depends on the context library.
-      without_libraries << "coroutine"
-    end
-
-    # Boost.Log cannot be built using Apple GCC at the moment. Disabled
-    # on such systems.
-    without_libraries << "log" if ENV.compiler == :gcc || ENV.compiler == :llvm
-
-    without_libraries << "python" if build.without? 'python'
-    without_libraries << "mpi" if build.without? 'mpi'
-
-    bargs << "--without-libraries=#{without_libraries.join(',')}"
-
-    args = ["--prefix=#{prefix}",
-            "--libdir=#{lib}",
-            "-d2",
-            "-j#{ENV.make_jobs}",
-            "--layout=tagged",
-            "--user-config=user-config.jam",
-            "install"]
-
-    if build.include? 'without-single'
-      args << "threading=multi"
-    else
-      args << "threading=multi,single"
-    end
-
-    if build.include? 'without-static'
-      args << "link=shared"
-    else
-      args << "link=shared,static"
-    end
-
-    args << "address-model=32_64" << "architecture=x86" << "pch=off" if build.universal?
-
-    system "./bootstrap.sh", *bargs
-    system "./b2", *args
-
-    # Need to move the mpi.so at the right place and add the __init__.py file that boost does do itself...
-    # TODO: generalize /usr/local by taking the first part of prefix
-    if build.with? 'mpi' and !build.without? 'python'
-     python_dir = `/usr/local/bin/python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import * ;import sys; sys.stdout.write (get_python_lib(0,0))"` + "/boost"
-     system "mkdir -p "+ python_dir
-     system "cd %s && mv -f #{lib}/mpi.so . && rm -f /usr/local/lib/mpi.so"% python_dir
-     open(python_dir + "/__init__.py", "w") do |file|
-      file.write "import mpi \n"
-     end
-    end
-
-  end
-
-  def caveats
-    s = ''
-    # ENV.compiler doesn't exist in caveats. Check library availability
-    # instead.
-    if Dir.glob("#{lib}/libboost_log*").empty?
-      s += <<-EOS.undent
-
-      Building of Boost.Log is disabled because it requires newer GCC or Clang.
-      EOS
-    end
-
-    if Hardware::CPU.ppc? || Hardware::CPU.is_32_bit? || build.universal?
-      s += <<-EOS.undent
-
-      Building of Boost.Context and Boost.Coroutine is disabled as they are
-      only supported on x86_64.
-      EOS
-    end
-
-    if pour_bottle? and Formula.factory('python').installed?
-      s += <<-EOS.undent
-
-      The Boost bottle's module will not import into a Homebrew-installed Python.
-      If you use the Boost Python module then please:
-        brew install boost --build-from-source
-      EOS
-    end
-    s
-  end
-end