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<p><b>Other Resources<br>
</b>.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.yahoogroups.com/files/boost/">Files</a> (members
only)<br>
.&nbsp;<a href="http://boost-sandbox.sourceforge.net/vault/">Sandbox Files</a><br>
.&nbsp;<a href="more/getting_started.html#CVS">Main CVS</a><br>
.&nbsp;<a href="more/mailing_lists.htm#sandbox">Sandbox CVS</a><br>
.&nbsp;<a href="tools/index.html">Tools</a><br>
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The libraries are intended to be widely useful, and are
in regular use by thousands of programmers across a
broad spectrum of applications.</p>
<p>a further
<p>A further
goal is to establish "existing practice" and provide reference implementations
so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization.
Ten
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</center>
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<h2><a name="Latest News">Latest News</a></h2>
<h3>February 17, 2005 - Boost Logo Contest Extended</h3>
<p>
Boost Logo Contest has been extended. Entries will still be accepted
until March 1, 2005. Follow <a href="more/logo_contest.htm">this link</a> for details.
</p>
<h3>January 14, 2005 - Boost Logo Contest</h3>
<p>
Boost is hoping to retire the existing logo
and adopt a new one. We are now launching a competition for the
creation of a new logo. Follow <a href="more/logo_contest.htm">this link</a> for details.
</p>
<h3>November 19, 2004 - Version 1.32.0</h3>
<h4>Important - New Toolset Names</h4>
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This change was made as a part of the effort to make the Boost distribution
compatible with ISO 9660 level 2 requirements.</p>
<h4>New Libraries</h4>
<ul>
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data given on command line, in config files and other
sources, from Vladimir Prus.</li>
<li><a href="libs/range/index.html">Range Library</a>:
a new infrastructure for generic algorithms that builds on top of the new iterator concepts, from Thorsten Ottosen.</li>
A new infrastructure for generic algorithms that builds on top of the new iterator concepts, from Thorsten Ottosen.</li>
<li><a href="libs/serialization/doc/index.html">Serialization Library</a>:
Serialization/de-serialization of arbitrary C++ data structures to
various formats including text, binary, and xml, from Robert Ramey.
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<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a>:
<ul>
<li>Updated to use the Boost Software License.</li>
<li>a new, <a href="libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions">better method of wrapping classes with virtual functions</a> has been implemented.</li>
<li>A new, <a href="libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions">better method of wrapping classes with virtual functions</a> has been implemented.</li>
<li>Support for the new Python Bool type, thanks to Daniel Holth.</li>
<li>Support for upcoming GCC symbol export control features have been folded in, thanks to Niall Douglas.</li>
<li>Improved support for <code>std::auto_ptr</code>-like types.</li>
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For complete list of changes see Test Library <a href="libs/test/doc/release_notes.html#v1_32_0"> release notes</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Regression tests</h4>
This release has been extensively tested on a variety of different compilers and platforms.
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<p>
<img border="0" src="http://boost.sourceforge.net/photos/aleksey_gurtovoy2.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="128" height="250">
<a href="people/aleksey_gurtovoy.htm">Aleksey Gurtovoy</a> managed
this release. <a href="more/release_procedures.htm">Managing a release</a> at
all is an enormous job, and Aleksey always goes beyond merely meeting
requirements by insisting on the highest possible quality. The Boost membership
owes him a debt of gratitude.
this release. <a
href="more/release_procedures.htm">Managing
a release</a> at all is an enormous job, and
Aleksey always goes beyond merely meeting
requirements by insisting on the highest
possible quality. The Boost membership owes
him a debt of gratitude.
<p>This release wouldn't have been possible without the dedicated effort of
many, many members of the Boost community who generously contributed their
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<h4>New License</h4>
a unified <a href="more/license_info.html">Boost Software License</a> has been
A unified <a href="more/license_info.html">Boost Software License</a> has been
developed and will gradually replace the individual licenses for most Boost libraries.
The new license offers better legal protection for both users and developers,
and should speed user's legal reviews of Boost libraries. Dave Abrahams led the
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<a href="libs/utility/enable_if.html">enable_if</a>: Selective
inclusion of function template overloads, from Jaakko Järvi, Jeremiah
Willcock, and Andrew Lumsdaine. This is an important new technique
which exploits the <EM>SFINAE</EM>
which exploits the <em>SFINAE</em>
(substitution-failure-is-not-an-error) principle.&nbsp;
<li>
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</li>
<li>
<a href="libs/date_time/doc/index.html">Date Time Library:</a> a whole
<a href="libs/date_time/doc/index.html">Date Time Library:</a> A whole
host of bug fixes, new features, and documentation
improvements. See <a href="doc/html/date_time/details.html#date_time.changes">Date Time
Change History</a> for details.
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<li>Simpler <a href="libs/python/doc/building.html">build procedure</a>.
<li><I>...and more...</I></li>
<li><i>...and more...</i></li>
</ul>
<li>
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to match the C++ <a href="libs/random/wg21-proposal.html">TR proposal</a>,
from Jens Maurer.
<li>
<a href="libs/regex/doc/index.html">Regex</a>: Completely new matching
algorithm is now much faster than before, plus a selection of <a href="libs/regex/doc/history.html">
new features and enhancements</a>.
<LI>
<A href="libs/regex/doc/index.html">Regex</A>: Completely new matching
algorithm is now much faster than before, plus a selection of <A href="libs/regex/doc/history.html">
new features and enhancements</A>.
<li>
<a href="libs/spirit/index.html">Boost.Spirit 1.8.0</a>:
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<li>More dynamic parsers</li>
<li>Predefined actors</li>
<li>Numerous bug fixes and QOI stuff</li>
<li><I>...and more...</I></li>
<li><i>...and more...</i></li>
</ul>
Starting from Spirit v1.8.0, ill conforming compilers will no longer be
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operations, from Beman Dawes.
<li>
<a href="libs/optional/doc/optional.html">Optional Library</a>
added - a discriminated-union wrapper for optional values, from Fernando
added - A discriminated-union wrapper for optional values, from Fernando
Cacciola.
<li>
<a href="libs/numeric/interval/doc/interval.htm">Interval Library</a>
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<a href="libs/date_time/doc/index.html">Date-Time Library</a>
added - Dates, times, leap seconds, infinity, and more, from Jeff Garland.
<li>
<a href="libs/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.html">Dynamic Bitset</a> added - a
<a href="libs/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.html">Dynamic Bitset</a> added - A
runtime sized version of the <tt>std::bitset</tt>
class from Jeremy Siek and Chuck Allison.
<li>
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</table>
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<p>© Copyright Beman Dawes, David Abrahams, 1998-2003.</p>
<p>
Distributed under the Boost Software License,