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Subject: Re: [boost] [1.54.0] Release notes
From: Jonathan Wakely (jwakely.boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-24 06:39:31


On 24 May 2013 10:07, Andrey Semashev wrote:
> On Thursday 23 May 2013 22:03:53 Daniel James wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> It's time to send me your release notes
>
> Could you add a release-wide note:
>
> ---------8<-----------
>
> Boost no longer supports 80386 target CPU, the minimum x86 32 bit target is

s/supports 80386/supports the 80386/
s/32 bit/32-bit/

> i486. 80386 target was not properly supported by

s/80386 target/The 80386 target/

> [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/libs/smart_ptr/smart_ptr.htm
> Boost.SmartPtr] and [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/libs/atomic/
> Boost.Atomic] (as well as the libraries that used them internally) even before
> this release. Some of Boost libraries may have higher requirements on the

s/Some of Boost/Some Boost/

> minimum target CPU (like [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/libs/log/
> Boost.Log] for example), see the respective library documentation for details.
>
> Also by default, when building Boost for x86 32 bit target it will compile for

s/32 bit target/32-bit targets/

> i686 (Pentium Pro) and later CPUs. This can be changed by specifying

s/specifying/specifying the/

> [^instruction-set] property in [^b2] or [^bjam] command line, for example:


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