[vcpkg] [docs] Add Boost versioning example #16381
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Since pinning Boost versions is actually more complicated than most other packages I've created a document describing two methods to pin specific Boost versions.
The first method is the
"overrides"
method which is the easiest, but results in bloated manifest files, while the second method is more involved but results in a simpler manifest file.Rendered view