[Bug 1821762] [NEW] Fix regression (vs 1.66.0 and older) to allow argc == 0 for command_line parser

[Andreas Hasenack]

Public bug reported:

This 1.67 change broke a specific mongodb test[1], and is one of the
remaining mongodb FTBFS issues in Cosmic.


Upstream PR[2] is still open.

Disco has[3] the patch since boost1.67 (1.67.0-9).

1. https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-37282
2. https://github.com/boostorg/program_options/pull/59
3. https://git.launchpad.net/~usd-import-team/ubuntu/+source/boost1.67/tree/debian/patches/boostorg-program_options-pull-59.patch?h=ubuntu/disco-devel

** Affects: boost1.67 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: boost1.67 (Ubuntu Cosmic)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)
         Status: In Progress

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Title:
  Fix regression (vs 1.66.0 and older) to allow argc == 0 for
  command_line parser

Status in boost1.67 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in boost1.67 source package in Cosmic:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  This 1.67 change broke a specific mongodb test[1], and is one of the
  remaining mongodb FTBFS issues in Cosmic.

  
  Upstream PR[2] is still open.

  Disco has[3] the patch since boost1.67 (1.67.0-9).

  1. https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-37282
  2. https://github.com/boostorg/program_options/pull/59
  3. https://git.launchpad.net/~usd-import-team/ubuntu/+source/boost1.67/tree/debian/patches/boostorg-program_options-pull-59.patch?h=ubuntu/disco-devel

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