Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> skribis:
>
>> * gnu/packages/patches/cmake-3.11-pthread-fix.patch: New file.
>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Register it.
>> * gnu/packages/cmake.scm (cmake-3.11): New public variable.
>
> [...]
>
>> +;; Recent Ceph requires Boost 1.66, which in turn requires CMake 3.11 for
>> +;; its updated "FindBoost.cmake" facility.
>> +(define-public cmake-3.11
>
> The actual upgrade is for ‘core-updates’ as well I guess?

I think Arun had a patch for 3.10 on the way.  With luck, 3.11 gets
released in time too.

>
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(,@(substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments cmake)
>> +           ((#:phases phases)
>
> Or simply:
>
>   (arguments
>     (substitute-keyword-arguments …))

Ahh, of course!