diff --git a/build/pkgs/boost/distros/debian.txt b/build/pkgs/boost/distros/debian.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c65aa1f9284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/boost/distros/debian.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libboost-dev
diff --git a/build/pkgs/boost/distros/fedora.txt b/build/pkgs/boost/distros/fedora.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fee2552239a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/boost/distros/fedora.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boost-devel
diff --git a/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/arch.txt b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/arch.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d579dbe4edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/arch.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boost
diff --git a/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/conda.txt b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/conda.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93de4003ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/conda.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boost-cpp
diff --git a/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/debian.txt b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/debian.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c65aa1f9284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/debian.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libboost-dev
diff --git a/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/fedora.txt b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/fedora.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fee2552239a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/boost_cropped/distros/fedora.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boost-devel