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<h1>Welcome to Boost.org!</h1>
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<p>The Boost web site provides free, peer-reviewed, C++ <a href="libraries.htm">libraries</a>.
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The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the C++ Standard
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<h2>Latest News</h2>
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<p>October 15, 2000 - Version 1.18.1</p>
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<li><a href="libs/graph/docs/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a>, <a href="libs/random/index.html">Random
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Number Library</a>, and <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>:
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Minor fixes.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/config/index.htm">Configuration Header</a> additions for
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various compiler foibles.</li>
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<li><a href="more/borland_cpp.html">Portability Hints:
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Borland C++ 5.5.1</a> from Jens Maurer added.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/compiler_status.htm">Compiler Status</a> updated for latest
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versions of several compilers.</li>
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<p>September 28, 2000 - Version 1.18.0</p>
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<li>Preliminary release of two important new libraries:</li>
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<blockquote>
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<li><a href="libs/graph/docs/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> -
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Generic graph components and algorithms from Jeremy Siek and a University
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of Notre Dame team.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a> - Text
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pattern matching in all its glory from John Maddock. </li>
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</blockquote>
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<ul>
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<li>Other changes:
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<li><a href="libs/array/index.htm">Array Library</a> improvements reflecting
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formal review comments.</li>
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<li><a href="boost/functional.hpp">functional.hpp</a> compiler workarounds
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added.</li>
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<li> <a href="libs/utility/tie.html">tie() function
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template</a> added to utility.hpp for easier handling of std::pair<>
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return values.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/integer/index.htm">Integer Library</a> improved handling
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of 64-bit integers.</li>
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<li>Minor web site page updates.</li>
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</blockquote>
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<p>August 3, 2000 - Version 1.17.0</p>
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<li><a href="libs/array/index.htm">Array Library</a> added - An STL compliant
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container wrapper for arrays of constant size from Nicolai Josuttis.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/array_traits/index.html">array traits</a> header renamed
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array_traits.hpp (was array.hpp).</li>
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<li><a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>: more minor
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changes to support more compilers.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/smart_ptr/index.htm">Smart Pointer Library</a>: performance
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reducing exception-specifications removed.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/utility/index.htm">Utility Library</a>: compiler and test
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program fixes for call_traits, compressed_pair, and type_traits.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/utility/index.htm">Utility Library</a>: updated <a href="boost/cast.hpp">cast.hpp</a>
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to clear compiler warning messages..</li>
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<li>Linux <a href="libs/compiler_status.htm">Compiler Status</a> added.</li>
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<li>Boost source code now lives in a publicly accessible Concurrent Versions
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System (CVS) <a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/?cvsroot=boost">repository</a>.</li>
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<p>July 5, 2000 - Version 1.16.1</p>
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<li><a href="libs/integer/index.htm">Integer</a> library: fixed <a href="boost/cstdint.hpp">cstdint.hpp</a>
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bug, added <a href="libs/integer/cstdint_test.cpp">cstdint_test.cpp</a>,
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updated <a href="libs/integer/cstdint.htm">docs</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>: minor fixes to
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<a href="boost/random.hpp">random.hpp</a> and <a href="libs/random/random_test.cpp">random_test.cpp</a>
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to support more compilers.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/utility/index.htm">Utility Library</a>: updated <a href="boost/cast.hpp">cast.hpp</a>
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with more Microsoft compiler workarounds.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/utility/index.htm">Utility Library</a>: updated <a href="libs/utility/call_traits.htm">call_traits
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docs</a>, added <a href="libs/utility/call_traits_test.cpp">call_traits_test.cpp</a></li>
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<li><a href="libs/utility/index.htm">Utility Library</a>: cleanup and bug
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fixes for <a href="boost/operators.hpp">operators.hpp</a> and <a href="libs/utility/operators_test.cpp">operators_test.cpp</a></li>
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<p>June 28, 2000 - Version 1.16.0:</p>
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<li>Added <a href="libs/functional/index.html">Functional Library</a> -
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Enhanced function object adaptors from Mark Rodgers.</li>
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<li>Added missing <a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>
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files.</li>
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<li>Updated <a href="libs/utility/operators.htm">operators docs</a> and <a href="boost/operators.hpp">operators.hpp</a>.</li>
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<li>New <a href="boost/iterator.hpp">iterator.hpp</a> header.</li>
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<li>Minor <a href="boost/rational.hpp">rational.hpp</a>, <a href="libs/rational/rational_example.cpp">rational_example.cpp</a>,
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and <a href="libs/integer/integer_traits_test.cpp">integer_traits_test.cpp</a>
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changes to support more compilers.</li>
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<li>Revised <a href="boost/cast.hpp">cast.hpp</a>; removed implicit_cast, plus
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fixes for broken compilers.</li>
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<li>Minor <a href="boost/smart_ptr.hpp">smart_ptr.hpp</a> workaround for some
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GCC builds</li>
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<li>Several <a href="boost/config.hpp">config.hpp</a> changes for Microsoft,
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Intel, and other compilers.</li>
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<li>Added <a href="libs/config/index.htm">Configuration Header</a> page and
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test program.</li>
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<li>Added Experimental <a href="libs/compiler_status.htm">Compiler Status</a>
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page showing what library works with which compilers.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>June 21, 2000 - Version 1.15.1 - Fixes to <a href="boost/cast.hpp">cast.hpp</a>
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and <a href="libs/utility/operators.htm">operators</a> fix. Minor additions to <a href="boost/config.hpp">config.hpp</a>
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for Microsoft compilers. The 1.15.0 operators changes seem to have introduced
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incompatibilities. We are working on fixing them, and have started to
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build a regression test to prevent similar future problems.</p>
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<p>June 17, 2000 - Version 1.15.0 - <a href="libs/random/index.html">Random
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Number Library</a> from Jens Maurer added. Updated utility library <a href="libs/utility/operators.htm">operators</a>
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eliminates code bloat. Minor additions to <a href="boost/config.hpp">config.hpp</a>
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and <a href="boost/cast.hpp">cast.hpp</a> for Microsoft compilers.</p>
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<p>May 29, 2000 - Version 1.14.3 - Minor additions to <a href="boost/config.hpp">config.hpp</a>
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for Borland compilers. Minor fix to <a href="libs/utility/type_traits.htm">type_traits</a>
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example. Minor web site fixes. <a href="more/formal_review_process.htm">Library
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Formal Review Process</a> page added.</p>
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<p>May 9, 2000 - Version 1.14.2 - No libraries updated. <a href="more/lib_guide.htm">Library
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Requirements and Guidelines</a> expanded, <a href="more/submission_process.htm">Library
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Submission Process</a> added.</p>
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<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" s-type="EDITED" s-format="%d %B %Y" startspan -->15 October 2000<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="32092" --></p>
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