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<h3>June ???, 2007 - Version 1.34.1</h3>
<p>This is a bug fix release addressing many problems with the 1.34.0 release.
It is a recommended upgrade for all users of Boost 1.34.0. For a complete list of fixes see
<a href="http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=Boost+1.34.1">Boost Trac</a>.</p>
<h4>Supported Compilers</h4>
<p>New in this release is improved support for
the IBM XL C/C++ compiler.</p>
<p>Boost is tested on a wide range of compilers and
platforms. Since Boost libraries rely on modern C++
features not available in all compilers, not all
Boost libraries will work with every compiler.
New in this release The
following compilers and platforms have been
extensively tested with Boost, although many other
compilers and platforms will work as well. For more
information, see the <a href=
"http://www.boost.org/regression/release/user/">regression
test results</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="http://developer.apple.com/">Apple
GCC</a> 4.0.1 on Mac OS X.</li>
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C++</a> 5.8.2 on Windows.</li>
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3.2.x., 3.3.x, 3.4.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x on Linux
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4.1.x on Solaris
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3.4.x on Windows
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<li><a href="http://h30097.www3.hp.com/cplus/">HP
C++ for Tru64 UNIX 7.1</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hp.com/go/c++">HP
aC++ A.06.14</a>.</li>
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Intel C++</a> 9.1 on Windows, 9.0 on Linux.</li>
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CodeWarrior</a> 9.4 on Windows.</li>
<li><a href=
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Visual C++</a> 6.0 (sp5, with and without STLport),
7.0, 7.1, 8.0. Note: Boost does not support the
non-standard "Safe" C++ Library shipping with
Visual C++ 8.0, which may result in many spurious
warnings from Boost headers and other
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warnings, define the macro
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Sun Studio 11</a>
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<h4>Acknowledgements</h4>
<p><a href="people/thomas_witt.html">Thomas Witt</a>
managed this release.</p>
<p>A great number of people contributed their time
and expertise to make this release possible. Special
thanks go to Kim Barrett consolidating Boost.Iostreams changes
from various branches and Rene Rivera for general build and installation
support.</p>
<h3>May 12, 2007 - Version 1.34.0</h3>
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