--- scipy/_lib/setup.py.orig	2023-11-19 02:28:52.000000000 +0800
+++ scipy/_lib/setup.py	2023-12-20 15:52:08.000000000 +0800
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 def check_boost_submodule():
     from scipy._lib._boost_utils import _boost_dir
 
-    if not os.path.exists(_boost_dir(ret_path=True).parent / 'README.md'):
-        raise RuntimeError("Missing the `boost` submodule! Run `git submodule "
-                           "update --init` to fix this.")
+#     if not os.path.exists(_boost_dir(ret_path=True).parent / 'README.md'):
+#         raise RuntimeError("Missing the `boost` submodule! Run `git submodule "
+#                            "update --init` to fix this.")
 
 
 def check_highs_submodule():