Re: [release] Boost 1.74.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1

From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-07-12 21:17:02

On Jul 12, 2020, at 1:46 PM, Robert Ramey via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> On 7/12/20 12:26 PM, Marshall Clow via Boost wrote:
>>> On Jul 12, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Marshall Clow <mclow.lists_at_[hidden] <mailto:mclow.lists_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Jul 12, 2020, at 8:39 AM, Marshall Clow <mclow.lists_at_[hidden] <mailto:mclow.lists_at_[hidden]> <mailto:mclow.lists_at_[hidden] <mailto:mclow.lists_at_[hidden]>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> The release candidates for the first 1.74.0 beta release are now available at:
>>>>     https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.74.0.beta.1/source/ <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.74.0.beta.1/source/><https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.74.0.beta.1/source/ <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.74.0.beta.1/source/>>
>>>> 
>>>> The release notes are not yet available.
>>>> 
>>>> The SHA256 checksums are as follows:
>>>> 577a6b575ff2c227e14cce1b929c73d969475e58f3d2ab2901ad234f773bbd12  boost_1_74_0_b1_rc1.7z
>>>> ba09c72dc848e7c0904922967014d853897b5a634926c910cc3b1fd627c31605  boost_1_74_0_b1_rc1.tar.bz2
>>>> 2ccdc39efa076822cf1b359f9449f9d07707f3e27a18b393297b25885a9ff45b  boost_1_74_0_b1_rc1.tar.gz
>>>> c267c450166e040a374eaddab5e583cef09f6c3fe96a4db826172d0315c38dd5  boost_1_74_0_b1_rc1.zip
>>>> 
>>>> As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download
>>>> the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report
>>>> both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy.
>>> 
>>> I have successfully built the libraries on the following platforms:
>>> 
>>> Ubuntu 18.04 using GCC 7.5: C++03/11/14/17
>>> Mac OS 10.15.5 using "Apple clang version 11.0.3 (clang-1103.0.32.62)”: C++03/11/14/17/2a
>> Also successfully built on Mac OS 10.15.5 using “Tip Of Tree Clang”: C++03/11/14/17/2a
> 
> Does "building the library" include building and running the libraries tests?

No.

It means “building all the non-header-only” libraries.
Or, more precisely, running `b2` from the main boost directory.

— Marshall