--- vowpalwabbit-8.5.0.orig/setup.py	2018-09-03 20:32:39.000000000 +0200
+++ vowpalwabbit-8.5.0/setup.py	2018-09-03 20:34:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -23,18 +23,11 @@
 
 def find_boost():
     """Find correct boost-python library information """
-    if system == 'Linux':
+    if system == 'Linux' or system == 'Darwin':
         # use version suffix if present
-        boost_lib = 'boost_python-py{v[0]}{v[1]}'.format(v=sys.version_info)
-        if sys.version_info.major == 3:
-            for candidate in ['-py36', '-py35', '-py34', '3']:
-                boost_lib = 'boost_python{}'.format(candidate)
-                if find_library(boost_lib):
-                    exit
+        boost_lib = 'boost_python{v[0]}{v[1]}'.format(v=sys.version_info)
         if not find_library(boost_lib):
             boost_lib = "boost_python"
-    elif system == 'Darwin':
-        boost_lib = 'boost_python-mt' if sys.version_info[0] == 2 else 'boost_python3-mt'
     elif system == 'Cygwin':
         boost_lib = 'boost_python-mt' if sys.version_info[0] == 2 else 'boost_python3-mt'
     else:
--- vowpalwabbit-8.5.0.orig/src/Makefile	2018-09-03 20:32:40.000000000 +0200
+++ vowpalwabbit-8.5.0/src/Makefile	2018-09-03 21:42:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   NPROCS:=$(shell grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo)
 endif
 ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
-  LIBS = -lboost_program_options-mt -lboost_serialization-mt -l pthread -l z
+  LIBS = -lboost_program_options -lboost_serialization -l pthread -l z
   # On Macs, the location isn't always clear
   #	brew uses /usr/local
   #	but /opt/local seems to be preferred by some users