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CMake Announcement from Boost Steering Committee
by Jon Kalb 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

The libraries produced by the Boost community have had a greater impact on the way that the C++ community writes code than any other library implementation. The focus of the Boost community will always be on the libraries, but it is undeniable that we are dependent on and often limited by the infrastructure of our trade. Years ago, the move to Git was contentious; yet, it was required to improve development. In a similar vein our build system has become an impediment for many developers and users, existing and prospective. Therefore, we, the Steering Committee, announce to the Boost community our desire and intent to move Boost’s build system to CMake for users and developers alike. We are soliciting comments and proposals from the community to guide the process and the goals. Our desire is that the community can come to consensus by the end of the calendar year with a vision of supporting users and developers. We understand that the actual process of achieving the end goal will be long, time consuming, and not without its share of conflict. We also recognize that the Boost community is comprised of bright and passionate individuals that are eager to get involved and help get work done. The members of the Steering Committee have been encouraged by the discussions and activity surrounding CMake on the mailing lists over the years and know that many people have voiced visions. We hope that each of you rejoins the discussion to support this initiative and contributes to the common goal of improving Boost’s integration into the broader C++ ecosystem. For the Boost Steering Committee, Jon Kalb, Chair jonkalb(a)boost.org

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Boost Governance?
by René Ferdinand Rivera Morell 09 Aug '24

09 Aug '24

A disclaimer: I write this solely as a Boost Library author. And not in any other capacity or representing any other interest. It's now been at least a year since Boost switched from the Software Freedom Conservancy to the Boost Foundation for its governance organization. But have people noticed any difference? Did you know that switch happened? Did you know that they held an election for the Board of Directors and for the Officers? Do you know when that election happened? Do you know who got elected? Do you know how they were selected? Do you know what their responsibilities are? Do you know what their bylaws are? Do you know their financials? More importantly: Did you answer "no" to any of those questions? As a library author, I can say I definitely answered no to many of those questions. This is a problem. As authors, without asking, we should know those answers from the organization that governs our work. We should have input into how that organization governs. In other words, we deserve open and transparent governance; not the closed and opaque status quo. -- -- René Ferdinand Rivera Morell -- Don't Assume Anything -- No Supone Nada -- Robot Dreams - http://robot-dreams.net

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Paul Bristow
by John Maddock 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

I've just heard that Paul Bristow who helped so much with the development of Boost.Math and indeed many other libraries, passed away peacefully last week. RIP Paul. Much missed. John.

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Library proposal - indexed_array
by Julien Blanc 12 Oct '23

12 Oct '23

Hi, I've written and released a (rather small) library which allows defining arrays with arbitrary index mechanisms (hence the name, indexed_array). This especially allows indexing with scoped enums, use non zero-starting indexes, or use sparse indexes. This is not a view, but an array in the sense that it owns the data, and provides the same guarantees and functionalities as std::array, such as triviality propagation, being able to reside in read-only program sections, etc. It also supports multidimensional indexing, and provides an indexed_span template class to access lower dimension content (which can be used outside indexed_array). Finally, it provides an opt-in safer way to initialize the array content, which is especially useful when using complex and/or changing indexing schemes (like based on externally generated files). The library is available here: https://github.com/Julien-Blanc-tgcm/indexed_array And the doc is here: https://julien-blanc-tgcm.github.io/indexed_array/ It requires C++17 and mp11, and has first-class support for describe-d enums. If there is some interest, i'd like to propose it for inclusion in boost. So i'm looking for people who would endorse it. Thanks and best regards, Julien

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Windows Develop Regression Tests Failing - Boost Build?
by Tom Kent 04 Jun '23

04 Jun '23

When trying to run the regression tests for the develop branch from windows, I'm getting the following error: C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:284: in find-jamfile from module project error: Unable to load Jamfile. error: Could not find a Jamfile in directory '../../C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_root'. error: Attempted to find it with pattern '[Bb]uild.jam [Jj]amfile.v2 [Jj]amfile [Jj]amfile. [Jj]amfile.jam'. error: Please consult the documentation at 'https://www.bfgroup.xyz/b2/'. C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:347: in load-jamfile from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:64: in load from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:105: in load-used-projects from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:75: in load from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:134: in load-parent from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:538: in initialize from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:373: in load-jamfile from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:64: in load from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/build\project.jam:167: in project.find from module project C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src\build-system.jam:618: in load from module build-system C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/kernel\modules.jam:294: in import from module modules C:/teeks99-09/run/boost_bb/src/kernel/bootstrap.jam:135: in module scope from module It looks like the last good run I had was on march 11, which corresponds to the same day as this commit to that project.jam: https://github.com/boostorg/build/commit/fda357a8f55a08535afff0a11eec50fca1… That file doesn't mean much to me, is it possible it is causing the issue? Thanks, Tom

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Moving sp_thread_pause, sp_thread_sleep to Core
by Christian Mazakas 02 Jun '23

02 Jun '23

Unordered's concurrent flat map contains a hand-rolled spinlock (graciously provided by Peter Dimov) but it contains a dependency on SmartPtr for the following two headers: #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_thread_pause.hpp> #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_thread_sleep.hpp> I advocate that we move these to Core. They're small, self-contained and are useful in broader contexts. Anyone have thoughts or objections? - Christian

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git hub discussions.
by Robert Ramey 31 May '23

31 May '23

As an experiment, I've added to github discussions for the safe_numerics library. The idea is to provide a place for feedback from users of the library. I'd be curious to hear other persons thoughts on this. https://github.com/boostorg/safe_numerics/discussions/133 Robert Ramey

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Re: [boost] Boost.Compat
by Peter Dimov 31 May '23

31 May '23

Ruben Perez wrote: > > So my suggestion is to create a separate library/repo, Boost.Compat > > (boostorg/compat, namespace boost::compat) for them. > > > > Thoughts? (Be sure to read the discussion in the PR as well.) > > > > I'm in favor of this. I agree with not allowing extensions, too. > > I think a light review should take place before inclusion. The suggested repository is now ready for light review at https://github.com/boostorg/compat, complete with its first component, an implementation of std::latch by Christian Mazakas. Everyone's light reviews are welcome.

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Sam review scheduled
by Ruben Perez 20 May '23

20 May '23

Hi all, I'm happy to announce that the Sam library, featuring asio-based synchronization primitives, is being proposed for Boost inclusion. Repo: https://github.com/klemens-morgenstern/sam Docs: https://klemens.dev/sam/ The library is being proposed by Klemens Morgenstern. The review will take place between May the 29th (Monday) and June the 8th (Thursday). I will be managing the review. Boost.Sam offers async asio-based synchronization primitives, similar to standard mutex, condition_variable, semaphore and barrier. It's geared towards library writers that require fine-grain control over their synchronization operations. You can contact both me and the author by mail or on the cpplang Slack. Kind regards, Ruben.

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Re: [boost] boost 1.82.0
by John Maddock 16 May '23

16 May '23

On 16/05/2023 02:39, Prabhakar Bhatt via Boost wrote: > Hi All, > > Recently we upgraded to Boost 1.82.0. > > We compiled the boost as : > > ./bootstrap.sh > --with-libraries=filesystem,system,program_options,iostreams,log,regex,stacktrace,thread > --without-icu > > When we tried to use the regex library and build Avro product we are > getting following error: > > Boost/boost_1_82_0/include/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1117: > undefined reference to > `boost::scoped_static_mutex_lock::scoped_static_mutex_lock(boost::static_mutex&, > bool)' > > Please can you help us in addressing the issue. Regex is now header only, *unless* you are building with a C++03 compiler (which is now deprecated), and will require linking to the external libboost_regex. John.

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