diff --git a/develop/boost/boost.conf b/develop/boost/boost.conf
index 41602c75e..6df011dd0 100644
--- a/develop/boost/boost.conf
+++ b/develop/boost/boost.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../boost/boost.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2010 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2010 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-runconf=0
-makeopt=
-makeinstopt=
-
-# otherwise rebuilding boost does not reinstall static files
-var_insert taropt ' ' -m
+configscript="./bootstrap.sh"
+confopt="--prefix=/$prefix"
 
 bjamopt=
 var_append bjamopt ' ' "toolset=$CC"
+var_append bjamopt ' ' "--prefix=/$prefix"
+var_append bjamopt ' ' "--libdir=$libdir"
+var_append bjamopt ' ' "--includedir=$includedir"
+var_append bjamopt ' ' "--layout=system"
 
-hook_add inmake 5 "bjam -j $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX $bjamopt"
-hook_add postmake 5 "bjam $bjamopt --prefix=$prefix --libdir=$libdir \
-                     --includedir=$includedir --layout=system \
-                     install"
+MAKE="./bjam"
+makeopt="-j $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX $bjamopt"
+makeinstopt="$bjamopt install"
+
+# otherwise rebuilding boost does not reinstall static files
+# var_insert taropt ' ' -m
 
 unset bjamopt
diff --git a/develop/boost/boost.desc b/develop/boost/boost.desc
index 47ee5a23b..55f165dfa 100644
--- a/develop/boost/boost.desc
+++ b/develop/boost/boost.desc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../boost/boost.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2010 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1_43_0
+[V] 1.46.1
 [P] X -----5---9 144.600
 
-[D] 3112661481 boost_1_43_0.tar.bz2 http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/
+[D] 2708439448 boost_1_46_1.tar.bz2 http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/