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[/==============================================================================
Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.
Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK., London, UK
Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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[section Compilation]
[def __msvc__ MSVC]
[def __stlport__ [@http://sourceforge.net/projects/stlport STLport]]
__boost_geometry__ is a headers-only library. Users only need to include the
library headers in their programs in order to be able to access definitions
and algorithms provided by the __boost_geometry__ library. No linking against
any binaries is required.
__boost_geometry__ is only dependant on headers-only __boost__ libraries.
It does not introduce indirect dependencies on any binary libraries.
In order to be able to use __boost_geometry__, the only thing users need to do
is to download and/or install Boost and specify location to include
directories, so `include` directives of this scheme will work:
#include <boost/...>
[heading Supported Compilers]
__boost_geometry__ library has been successfully tested with the following
compilers:
* __msvc__ (including Express Editions)
* 14.0 (__msvc__ 14 CTP) [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* 12.0 (__msvc__ 2013) [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* 11.0 (__msvc__ 2012) [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* 10.0 (__msvc__ 2010) [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* 9.0 (__msvc__ 2008) [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* 8.0 (__msvc__ 2005) [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* gcc
* gcc 5.0.0 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.9.2 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.9.0 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.8.4 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.8.1 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.8.0 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.7.3 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.7.2 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.7.0 [/reported by Trunk report February 12, 2012]
* gcc 4.6.4 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.6.2 [/reported by Trunk report February 12, 2012]
* gcc 4.6.1 [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* gcc 4.6.0 [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* gcc 4.5.3 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.5.2 [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* gcc 4.4.7 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* gcc 4.4.0 [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* gcc 4.3.4 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* gcc 4.2.1 [/reported by Trunk report May 8, 2011]
* gcc 3.4.6 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* clang
* clang 3.6 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* clang 3.5 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* clang 3.4 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* clang 3.3 [/reported by mloskot on October, 2013]
* clang 3.2 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* clang 3.1 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* clang 3.0 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* clang 2.9 [/reported by develop report on March, 2015]
* darwin
* darwin 4.0.1 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* darwin 4.4 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* intel
* intel 11.1 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* intel 11.0 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* intel 10.1 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
* pathscale
* pathscale 4.0.8 [/reported by Trunk report March 26, 2011]
__boost_geometry__ uses __boost_bb__, a text-based system for developing and
testing software, to configure, build and execute unit tests and example
programs. The build configuration is provided as a collection of `Jamfile.v2`
files.
For gcc, flag [^-Wno-long-long] can be used to surpress some warnings
originating from Boost.
[heading Includes]
The most convenient headerfile including all algorithms and strategies is
`geometry.hpp`:
#include <boost/geometry.hpp>
This is the main header of the __boost_geometry__ library and it is
recommended to include this file.
Alternatively, it is possible to include __boost_geometry__ header files
separately. However, this may be inconvenient as header files might be renamed
or moved occasionaly in future.
Another often used header is `geometries.hpp`:
#include <boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp>
This includes definitions of all provided geometry types:
* point,
* linestring,
* polygon,
* ring,
* multi_point,
* multi_linestring,
* multi_polygon,
* box,
* segment.
The file `geometries.hpp` is not included in
the `geometry.hpp` headerfile because users should be given the liberty to use
their own geometries and not the provided ones. However, for the
__boost_geometry__ users who want to use the provided geometries it is useful
to include.
[heading Advanced Includes]
Users who have their own geometries and want to use algorithms from
__boost_geometry__ might include the files containing registration
macro's, like:
#include <boost/geometry/geometries/register/point.hpp>
[heading Performance]
The enumeration below is not exhaustive but can contain hints to improve the
performance:
* For Microsoft __msvc__, set define `_SECURE_SCL=0` for preprocessor.
* For Microsoft __msvc__, set define `_HAS_ITERATOR_DEBUGGING=0` for preprocessor.
* Use of __stlport__, a popular open-source implementation of the STL, may result in
significantly faster code than use of the C++ standard library provided by __msvc__.
* Turn on compiler optimizations, compile in release mode.
[heading Problems with Intellisense]
Both versions of __msvc__, 2005 and 2008 (including Express Editions) can hang
trying to resolve symbols and give [@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliSense
IntelliSense] suggestions while typing in a bracket or angle bracket.
This is not directly related to __boost_geometry__, but is caused by problems
with handling by this IDE large C++ code base with intensively used templates,
such as Boost and __boost_geometry__. If this is inconvenient, IntelliSense
can be turned off:
[:['["(...)disabling IntelliSense in VC++. There is a file called `feacp.dll` in
`<VS8INSTALL>/VC/vcpackages` folder. Renaming this file will disable Intellisense feature.]]
-- [@http://blogs.msdn.com/yash/archive/2007/09/19/intellisense-issues-in-visual-c-2005.aspx Intellisense issues in Visual C++ 2005]
]
[endsect] [/ end of Compilation]