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<h1>Welcome to Boost.org!</h1>
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<h2>Latest News</h2>
<p>March 9, 2001 - Version 1.21.0</p>
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<li><a href="libs/utility/iterator_adaptors.htm">Iterator Adaptor Library</a>
added. Adapt a base type into a standard conforming iterator, and more, from
Dave Abrahams, Jeremy Siek, and John Potter.</li>
<li><a href="libs/pool/doc/index.html">Pool Library</a> added. Memory pool
management from Steve Cleary.</li>
<li><a href="libs/test/doc/index.htm">Test Library</a> added.&nbsp; Support
for program testing and execution from Beman Dawes.</li>
<li><a href="more/generic_programming.html">Generic Programming Techniques</a>
page added, contributed by Dave Abrahams.</li>
<LI> <a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a>:&nbsp;
Updated use of iterator adaptors. Changed <tt>operator==</tt> for
<tt>adjacency_list::edge_descriptor</tt> to improve semantics for
multigraphs. Moved <tt>adjacency_iterator_generator</tt> from
namespace <tt>detail</tt> to <tt>boost</tt> and added <a
href="libs/graph/doc/adjacency_iterator.html">documentation</a>. Renamed <tt>dynamic_components()</tt> to <a
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<tt>connected_components()</tt></a> and created separate <a
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<tt>strong_components()</tt></a> function using Tarjan's more
efficient algorithm. Fixed documentation figures for
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<tt>adjacency_list</tt></a> and <a
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<tt>adjacency_matrix</tt></a>. Added docs for <a
href="libs/graph/doc/cuthill_mckee_ordering.html"><tt>cuthill_mckee_ordering()</tt></a> algorithm.
<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a> upgraded.&nbsp; Better compatibility with Python 2.0, NULL pointers and smart-pointers get converted to/from python None,
massive documentation review/revision.</li>
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>:&nbsp;
Minor
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<li> <a href="libs/type_traits/index.htm">Type Traits Library</a> upgraded:
Major revision.</li>
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<p>February 10, 2001 - Version 1.20.2</p>
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<li><a href="libs/array_traits/index.html">Array traits</a> minor portability fix.
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> - Changes to <a href="libs/graph/doc/breadth_first_search.html">
<tt>breadth_first_search()</tt></a> re: <a href="libs/graph/doc/BFSVisitor.html">BFSVisitor</a>,
added max flow algorithms
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<tt>edmunds_karp_max_flow()</tt></a> and
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<tt>push_relabel_max_flow()</tt></a>, added <a href="libs/graph/doc/adjacency_matrix.html"><tt>adjacency_matrix</tt></a> graph
class, added <a href="libs/graph/doc/filtered_graph.html"><tt>filtered_graph</tt></a>
adaptor</li>
<li><a href="libs/integer/index.htm">Integer Library:</a> minor fixes to integer.hpp and integer_test.cpp</li>
<li><a href="more/microsoft_vcpp.html">Portability Hints: Microsoft Visual C++</a> added.
<li><a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>: Minor portability fixes
<li><a href="libs/rational/index.html">Rational Number Library</a>: documentation updates,
efficiency improvements, co-operates with user-defined types, regression tests
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>&nbsp; minor
updates.</li>
<li><a href="libs/smart_ptr/index.htm">Smart Pointer Library</a>: shared_ptr
example added..</li>
<li><a href="libs/timer/index.htm">Timer Library:</a> changed to an all inline implementation.</li>
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<p>January 10, 2001 - Version 1.20.1</p>
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<li><a href="boost/compressed_pair.hpp">compressed_pair.hpp</a> minor update
fixes test failures of other libraries under VC++.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
updates.</li>
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>&nbsp; minor
updates.</li>
<li> Minor website fixes including missing files in boost_all.zip.</li>
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<p>January 6, 2001 - Version 1.20.0</p>
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<li><a href="libs/conversion/index.htm">Conversion Library</a> added - <a href="libs/conversion/cast.htm">cast</a>
and <a href="libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm">lexical_cast</a> headers from
Dave Abrahams and Kevlin Henney.</li>
<li>Web site moved to a larger host after the old ISP collapsed
unexpectedly.</li>
<li>Regression tests now include execution testing.&nbsp; See <a href="status/compiler_status.html">Compiler Status</a>.</li>
<li><a href="more/discussion_policy.htm">Discussion Policy</a> page added.</li>
<li><a href="libs/array/index.htm">Array Library</a> minor documentation improvements.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
updates.</li>
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>&nbsp; minor
updates.</li>
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<p>December 10, 2000 - Version 1.19.0</p>
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<li><a href="libs/concept_check/concept_check.htm">Concept Check Library</a>
added - tools for generic programming from Jeremy Siek.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a> added -
reflects C++ classes and functions into Python, from Dave
Abrahams.</li>
<li><a href="libs/static_assert/static_assert.htm">Static Assert Library</a>
added - compile time assertions from John Maddock</li>
<li><a href="libs/property_map/property_map.html">Property Map Concepts</a>
added - interfaces which map key objects to value objects from Jeremy Siek.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
updates.</li>
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>&nbsp; minor
updates.</li>
<li><a href="more/lib_guide.htm">Library Requirements and Guidelines</a> -
directory name policy added.</li>
<li><a href="more/faq.htm">FAQ</a> updated.</li>
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<p>November 18, 2000 - Version 1.18.3</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
fixes and additions.</li>
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>&nbsp; minor fixes.</li>
<li> <a href="boost/cast.hpp">cast.hpp</a> Borland compiler fixes.</li>
<li><a href="boost/cstdint.hpp">cstdint.hpp</a> changed to no longer expose
names to the global namespace.</li>
<li><a href="status/cs-beos.html">BeOS5/Intel</a> compiler status contributed by
John Maddock.</li>
<li> <a href="status/compiler_status.html">Compiler Status</a> added two additional test programs
.</li>
</ul>
<p>November 3, 2000 - Version 1.18.2</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="libs/conversion/cast.htm">Cast Library</a> Fix numeric_cast&lt;> bugs with floating types.</li>
<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
fixes.</li>
<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>&nbsp; minor fixes.</li>
<li><a href="libs/config/index.htm">Configuration Header</a> more fixes for
broken compilers.</li>
<li><a href="libs/hdr_depend.html">Boost Header Dependencies</a> page added.</li>
<li>Terminology change: Several headers previously lumped together as a
&quot;utility&quot; library are now considered separate libraries. For
historical reasons, their non-header files still live in the
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