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<h1>Welcome to Boost.org!</h1>
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<p>The Boost web site provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
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The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard
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<h2><a name="Membership">Membership</a></h2>
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<p>If you are interested in Boost, please join our mailing list for
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<h2><a name="Rationale">Rationale</a></h2>
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<p>Boost was begun by members of the <a href="http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/">C++
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standards committee</a> Library Working Group to provide free peer-reviewed
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portable libraries to the C++ community. An additional objective is to
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establish "existing practice" and provide reference implementations so
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that the Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. Indeed, the
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explicit intent is to propose many of these libraries for inclusion in the C++
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Standard Library.</p>
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<h2><a name="Latest News">Latest News</a></h2>
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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>
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added: Help for non-conforming standard libraries missing CXX headers from Ralf
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Grosse-Kunstleve, and help for missing standard library <limits>
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header from Jens Maurer. (These are unreviewed implementation
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libraries, treated as maintenance steps only.)</li>
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<li><a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>: Split into separate headers, updated documentation, added lagged_fibonacci generator.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/integer/index.htm">Integer Library</a>: Minor portability update.</li>
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<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>
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<li><a href="more/download.html">Download</a> refinements - files now
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available from either FTP or web server.</li>
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<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=7586">Tracker</a> Added:
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View and submit bug, support, and feature requests.</li>
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<li> Minor portability fixes in several other libraries.</li>
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</ul>
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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>. The .zip and .tar.gz
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files now live on the SourceForge ftp site.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/index.html">Graph Library</a>: Minor docs fixes.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a>: Minor docs fixes.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regex Library</a>: Minor portability fixes.</li>
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<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>
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added. Adapt a base type into a standard conforming iterator, and more, from
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Dave Abrahams, Jeremy Siek, and John Potter.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/pool/doc/index.html">Pool Library</a> added. Memory pool
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management from Steve Cleary.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/test/doc/index.htm">Test Library</a> added. Support
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for program testing and execution from Beman Dawes.</li>
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<li><a href="more/generic_programming.html">Generic Programming Techniques</a>
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page added, contributed by Dave Abrahams.</li>
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<LI> <a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a>:
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Updated use of iterator adaptors. Changed <tt>operator==</tt> for
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<tt>adjacency_list::edge_descriptor</tt> to improve semantics for
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multigraphs. Moved <tt>adjacency_iterator_generator</tt> from
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namespace <tt>detail</tt> to <tt>boost</tt> and added <a
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href="libs/graph/doc/adjacency_iterator.html">documentation</a>. Renamed <tt>dynamic_components()</tt> to <a
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href="libs/graph/doc/incremental_components.html"><tt>incremental_components()</tt></a><tt>,</tt> better matching graph literature terminology. Cleaned up
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interface of <a href="libs/graph/doc/connected_components.html">
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<tt>connected_components()</tt></a> and created separate <a
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href="libs/graph/doc/strong_components.html">
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<tt>strong_components()</tt></a> function using Tarjan's more
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efficient algorithm. Fixed documentation figures for
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<a href="libs/graph/doc/adjacency_list.html">
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<tt>adjacency_list</tt></a> and <a
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href="libs/graph/doc/adjacency_matrix.html">
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<tt>adjacency_matrix</tt></a>. Added docs for <a
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href="libs/graph/doc/cuthill_mckee_ordering.html"><tt>cuthill_mckee_ordering()</tt></a> algorithm.
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<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a> upgraded. Better compatibility with Python 2.0, NULL pointers and smart-pointers get converted to/from python None,
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massive documentation review/revision.</li>
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<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a>:
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Minor
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fixes for Unicode platforms.</li>
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<li> <a href="libs/type_traits/index.htm">Type Traits Library</a> upgraded:
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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.
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<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> - Changes to <a href="libs/graph/doc/breadth_first_search.html">
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<tt>breadth_first_search()</tt></a> re: <a href="libs/graph/doc/BFSVisitor.html">BFSVisitor</a>,
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added max flow algorithms
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<a href="libs/graph/doc/edmunds_karp_max_flow.html">
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<tt>edmunds_karp_max_flow()</tt></a> and
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<a href="libs/graph/doc/push_relabel_max_flow.html">
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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
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class, added <a href="libs/graph/doc/filtered_graph.html"><tt>filtered_graph</tt></a>
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adaptor</li>
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<li><a href="libs/integer/index.htm">Integer Library:</a> minor fixes to integer.hpp and integer_test.cpp</li>
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<li><a href="more/microsoft_vcpp.html">Portability Hints: Microsoft Visual C++</a> added.
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<li><a href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</a>: Minor portability fixes
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<li><a href="libs/rational/index.html">Rational Number Library</a>: documentation updates,
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efficiency improvements, co-operates with user-defined types, regression tests
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<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a> minor
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updates.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/smart_ptr/index.htm">Smart Pointer Library</a>: shared_ptr
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example added..</li>
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<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
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fixes test failures of other libraries under VC++.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
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updates.</li>
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<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a> minor
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updates.</li>
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<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>
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and <a href="libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm">lexical_cast</a> headers from
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Dave Abrahams and Kevlin Henney.</li>
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<li>Web site moved to a larger host after the old ISP collapsed
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unexpectedly.</li>
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<li>Regression tests now include execution testing. See <a href="status/compiler_status.html">Compiler Status</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="more/discussion_policy.htm">Discussion Policy</a> page added.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/array/index.htm">Array Library</a> minor documentation improvements.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
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updates.</li>
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<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a> minor
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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>
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added - tools for generic programming from Jeremy Siek. </li>
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<li><a href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</a> added -
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reflects C++ classes and functions into Python, from Dave
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Abrahams.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/static_assert/static_assert.htm">Static Assert Library</a>
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added - compile time assertions from John Maddock</li>
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<li><a href="libs/property_map/property_map.html">Property Map Concepts</a>
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added - interfaces which map key objects to value objects from Jeremy Siek.</li>
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<li><a href="libs/graph/doc/table_of_contents.html">Graph Library</a> minor
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updates.</li>
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<li> <a href="libs/regex/index.htm">Regular Expression Library</a> minor
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updates.</li>
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<li><a href="more/lib_guide.htm">Library Requirements and Guidelines</a> -
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directory name policy added.</li>
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<li><a href="more/faq.htm">FAQ</a> updated.</li>
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<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" s-type="EDITED" s-format="%d %B %Y" startspan -->25 April 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="28280" --></p>
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