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<h1>Welcome to Boost.org!</h1>
<p>The Boost web site provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard
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<h2><a name="Rationale">Rationale</a></h2>
<p>Boost was begun by members of the <a href="http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/">C++
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that the Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. The intent is to propose many of these libraries for inclusion in the
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<h2><a name="Latest News">Latest News</a></h2>
<p>August 19, 2001 - Version 1.24.0
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<li><a href="libs/tuple/doc/tuple_users_guide.html">Tuple Library</a> added.
Tuples ease definition of functions returning multiple values, and more,
from Jaakko J<>rvi.</li>
<li>Minor fixes to some other libraries.</li>
<li><a href="tools/build/index.html">Boost Build System</a> added. Preliminary
release of an innovative build system for Boost libraries, from Dave
Abrahams and others.</li>
<li><a href="more/formal_review_schedule.html">
Formal Review Schedule</a> added. Shows current, future, and recent past review dates.</li>
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<p>July 6, 2001 - Version 1.23.0
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<li><a href="libs/any/index.html">Any Library</a> added. Safe, generic
container for single values of different value types, from Kevlin Henney.</li>
<li><a href="libs/function/index.html">Function Library</a> added. Function
object wrappers for deferred calls or callbacks, from Doug Gregor.</li>
<li><a href="libs/tokenizer/index.htm">Tokenizer Library</a> added. Break a
string into a series of tokens, from John Bandela.</li>
<li><a href="libs/math/special_functions/index.html">Special functions</a>,
<a href="libs/math/octonion/index.html">octonions</a>,
<a href="libs/math/quaternion/index.html">quaternions</a> added,
from Hubert Holin.
<li><a href="libs/smart_ptr/smart_ptr.htm">Smart Pointer Library</a>:
shared_ptr polymorphic pointers now work on more broken compilers.</li>
<li><a href="status/cs-aix.html">IBM/Aix</a> Compiler status table contributed
by Toon Knapen</li>
<li>Minor fixes to a number of other libraries.</li>
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<p>May 25, 2001 - Version 1.22.0
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<li><a href="libs/crc/index.html">CRC Library</a> added. Compute cyclic
redundancy codes from Daryle Walker.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/index.html">Graph Library</a>: Minor fixes.</li>
<li><a href="libs/integer/integer_traits.html">Integer Traits</a>: added wchar_t specialization, minor portability fixes.
<li><a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regex Library</a>: Minor portability fixes.</li>
<li><a href="libs/smart_ptr/smart_ptr.htm">Smart Pointer Library</a>: fixed
bugs, tightened requirements, added examples.
<li><a href="libs/utility/utility.htm">Utility Library</a>: added
checked_delete() and checked_array_delete() functions.
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<p>April 24, 2001 - Version 1.21.2
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<li><a href="libs/compatibility/index.html">Compatibility Library</a>
added:&nbsp; Help for non-conforming standard libraries missing CXX headers from Ralf
Grosse-Kunstleve, and help for missing standard library &lt;limits&gt;
header from Jens Maurer. (These are unreviewed&nbsp; implementation
libraries, treated as maintenance steps only.)</li>
<li><a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>: Split into separate headers, updated documentation, added lagged_fibonacci generator.</li>
<li><a href="libs/integer/index.htm">Integer Library</a>: Minor portability update.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a>: Changed algorithm interfaces to use named parameters technique. Added graph isomorphism algorithm.</li>
<li><a href="more/download.html">Download</a> refinements - files now
available from either FTP or web server.</li>
<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=7586">Tracker</a> Added:
View and submit bug, support, and feature requests.</li>
<li> Minor portability fixes in several other libraries.</li>
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<p>March 14, 2001 - Version 1.21.1</p>
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<li>New <a href="more/download.html">download page</a>.&nbsp; The .zip and .tar.gz
files now live on the SourceForge ftp site.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/index.html">Graph Library</a>: Minor docs fixes.</li>
<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a>: Minor docs fixes.</li>
<li><a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regex Library</a>: Minor portability fixes.</li>
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