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Does boost have a way to get type name at compile time?
by Ivan Matek 04 Nov '21

04 Nov '21

I am aware of hacks/magic with __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69624128/parameter-pack-sorting-or-equi…>but I wonder if there is a portable boost way to do that?

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Header-only libraries linking to compiled libraries...
by Peter Dimov 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

... create problems (at least) for CMake users, because a project using a header-only library must link to its compiled dependencies by hand. (Important Note: this is not about the CMake build of Boost. It's about the b2 build of Boost, and the CMake configuration files it generates.) Compiled libraries don't have this problem, because they have CMake targets, and linking to the library target automatically links to the dependencies. For instance, linking to Boost::filesystem would automatically link to Boost::atomic (and on Windows, to bcrypt.lib) as needed. However, as pointed out in https://github.com/boostorg/boost_install/issues/54, header-only libraries such as Process or UUID have no CMake targets. Consequently, it's not possible for the CMake project to link to Boost::uuid and automatically inherit the dependency to bcrypt.lib, or to link to Boost::process and automatically acquire a dependency to Boost::filesystem. Since the CMake configuration files that are generated by `b2 install` define CMake targets based on the b2 targets, it's not possible to fix this just on the boost-install side. If we want Boost::process to appear as a target in CMake, we need boost_process to appear as a target in b2, that is, we need libs/process/build/Jamfile to exist. The easiest way to fix it - if we decide to do something about it - is to create dummy compiled libraries for each such header-only library that isn't really header-only because of dependencies. A number of Boost libraries are already header-only with a stub library for backward compatibility (System, DateTime, Regex), so this wouldn't be something novel.

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Reminder: The master branch will be closing for the 1.78.0 beta release TOMORROW
by Marshall Clow 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

If you have changes for the beta, they need to be merged to master before the end of day tomorrow. See https://www.boost.org/development/index.html <https://www.boost.org/development/index.html> for the full calendar — The Release managers

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Boost libraries packaged for build2
by Boris Kolpackov 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

We have added support for the build2 build systems to 136 out of 145 Boost libraries and version 1.77.0 is now available from the cppget.org package repository. For details, see: https://build2.org/blog/build2-boost.xhtml Folks on this mailing list may be particularly interested in the "Implementation Details" section where we go deeper into how this conversion was accomplished: https://build2.org/blog/build2-boost.xhtml#impl-details (There is also the README-DEV file in the repository linked from this section which has even more details.) Also, let me add that this is not a call to convert Boost to build2. While we would gladly assist with this effort if the Boost community so wishes, we are also happy to continue our work out of tree.

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boost::trim_copy(boost::string_view()); // error
by Olaf van der Spek 31 Oct '21

31 Oct '21

Hi, Why does the overload for boost::string_view not work? The std one works. Could it be made to work? #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp> #include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp> #include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp> #include <iostream> #include <string_view> int main() { boost::trim_copy(boost::string_view()); // error boost::trim_copy(std::string_view()); } $ g++ t0.cpp In file included from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string.hpp:19, from t0.cpp:1: /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp: In instantiation of ‘SequenceT boost::algorithm::trim_copy_if(const SequenceT&, PredicateT) [with SequenceT = boost::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >; PredicateT = boost::algorithm::detail::is_classifiedF]’: /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp:343:49: required from ‘SequenceT boost::algorithm::trim_copy(const SequenceT&, const std::locale&) [with SequenceT = boost::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >]’ t0.cpp:10:19: required from here /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp:319:20: error: no matching function for call to ‘boost::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >::basic_string_view(const char*, const char*&)’ 319 | return SequenceT( | ^~~~~~~~~~ 320 | detail::trim_begin( | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 321 | ::boost::begin(Input), | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 322 | TrimEnd, | ~~~~~~~~ 323 | IsSpace), | ~~~~~~~~~ 324 | TrimEnd | ~~~~~~~ 325 | ); | ~ In file included from t0.cpp:3: /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:97:9: note: candidate: ‘template<class Allocator> boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::basic_string_view(const std::__cxx11::basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>&) [with Allocator = Allocator; charT = char; traits = std::char_traits<char>]’ 97 | basic_string_view(const std::basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>& str) BOOST_NOEXCEPT | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:97:9: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed: In file included from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string.hpp:19, from t0.cpp:1: /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp:319:20: note: mismatched types ‘const std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, Allocator>’ and ‘const char*’ 319 | return SequenceT( | ^~~~~~~~~~ 320 | detail::trim_begin( | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 321 | ::boost::begin(Input), | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 322 | TrimEnd, | ~~~~~~~~ 323 | IsSpace), | ~~~~~~~~~ 324 | TrimEnd | ~~~~~~~ 325 | ); | ~ In file included from t0.cpp:3: /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:110:23: note: candidate: ‘constexpr boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::basic_string_view(const charT*, boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::size_type) [with charT = char; traits = std::char_traits<char>; boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::size_type = long unsigned int]’ (near match) 110 | BOOST_CONSTEXPR basic_string_view(const charT* str, size_type len) | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:110:23: note: conversion of argument 2 would be ill-formed: In file included from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string.hpp:19, from t0.cpp:1: /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp:324:17: error: invalid conversion from ‘boost::range_detail::extract_const_iterator<boost::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >, true>::typ’ {aka ‘const char*’} to ‘boost::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >::size_type’ {aka ‘long unsigned int’} [-fpermissive] 324 | TrimEnd | ^~~~~~~ | | | boost::range_detail::extract_const_iterator<boost::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >, true>::type {aka const char*} In file included from t0.cpp:3: /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:107:23: note: candidate: ‘constexpr boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::basic_string_view(const charT*) [with charT = char; traits = std::char_traits<char>]’ 107 | BOOST_CONSTEXPR basic_string_view(const charT* str) | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:107:23: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:78:23: note: candidate: ‘constexpr boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::basic_string_view(const boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>&) [with charT = char; traits = std::char_traits<char>]’ 78 | BOOST_CONSTEXPR basic_string_view(const basic_string_view &rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:78:23: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:73:23: note: candidate: ‘constexpr boost::basic_string_view<charT, traits>::basic_string_view() [with charT = char; traits = std::char_traits<char>]’ 73 | BOOST_CONSTEXPR basic_string_view() BOOST_NOEXCEPT | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /usr/include/boost/utility/string_view.hpp:73:23: note: candidate expects 0 arguments, 2 provided In file included from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string.hpp:19, from t0.cpp:1: /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp: In instantiation of ‘SequenceT boost::algorithm::trim_copy_if(const SequenceT&, PredicateT) [with SequenceT = std::basic_string_view<char>; PredicateT = boost::algorithm::detail::is_classifiedF]’: /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp:343:49: required from ‘SequenceT boost::algorithm::trim_copy(const SequenceT&, const std::locale&) [with SequenceT = std::basic_string_view<char>]’ t0.cpp:11:19: required from here /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp:324:17: error: invalid conversion from ‘boost::range_detail::extract_const_iterator<std::basic_string_view<char>, true>::type’ {aka ‘const char*’} to ‘std::basic_string_view<char>::size_type’ {aka ‘long unsigned int’} [-fpermissive] 324 | TrimEnd | ^~~~~~~ | | | boost::range_detail::extract_const_iterator<std::basic_string_view<char>, true>::type {aka const char*} In file included from /usr/include/c++/11/bits/basic_string.h:48, from /usr/include/c++/11/string:55, from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/std/string_traits.hpp:15, from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string/std_containers_traits.hpp:19, from /usr/include/boost/algorithm/string.hpp:18, from t0.cpp:1: /usr/include/c++/11/string_view:137:56: note: initializing argument 2 of ‘constexpr std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>::basic_string_view(const _CharT*, std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>::size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>::size_type = long unsigned int]’ 137 | basic_string_view(const _CharT* __str, size_type __len) noexcept | ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~ -- Olaf

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VS2022 release date is Nov 8
by Peter Dimov 30 Oct '21

30 Oct '21

The Visual Studio 2022 (msvc-14.3) release date is Nov 8, which is right in the middle of our beta master freeze (Nov 3 - Nov 10). Since VS2022 is now RC2, which means that it won't change much if at all, we probably need to start testing our libraries with it now, so that the issues are ironed out before 1.78 beta.

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The deadline for new libraries and breaking changes in Boost 1.78.0 is Friday, October 29
by Marshall Clow 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

Sorry for the late notice; the deadline was supposed to be today, but I'm extending it to Friday. See https://www.boost.org/development/index.html <https://www.boost.org/development/index.html> for the full calendar Next deadline: Boost 1.78.0 closed for beta Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021 — The Release Managers

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Header-only Boost.System
by Ashish Singh 25 Oct '21

25 Oct '21

Hi All, In my application, I'm trying to use Boost ASIO via boost 1.66 and defining the following two macros in the Makefile. Basically trying to use the header-only approach. CFLAGS += \ -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY \ -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED But then I came across this thread: https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2017/10/239106.php "In header only mode, multiple instances may appear and thus no longer be proper singletons. Stuff breaks in this situation, badly." Is the above applicable to 1.66 too?How can I safely use the header-only approach in boost 1.66? Thanks,Ashish

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Boost.URL: Something Wicked This Way Comes! (Was: Needs Review)
by Vinnie Falco 21 Oct '21

21 Oct '21

Folx: Well, I was on a pause but I picked Boost.URL back up and whipped it into shape. The good news, this Belle is ready for the Ball ! I invite you to kick the tires and light the fires on the next major component in my line of network and protocol libraries: Repository <https://github.com/CPPAlliance/url/> Documentation <https://master.url.cpp.al/> Docs are still being worked on, of course (docs are never "done"). `url_view`, `url`, `static_url`, and `authority_view` should be completely solid and ready to get beat up. And I'm ready for all that lovely negative feedback !!! If a kind soul would like to volunteer to be the review manager, that would be swell. I'm very happy to answer any questions about the library, and happy to get feedback regarding the design and implementation. -- Regards, Vinnie Follow me on GitHub: https://github.com/vinniefalco

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Opinions on introduction of string_view in Core
by Andrey Semashev 21 Oct '21

21 Oct '21

Hi, Recently, a new implementation of string_view was introduced in Boost.Core: https://github.com/boostorg/core/blob/d5bd40e5280487fb29a108eb42e6c4f0bef69… Most of you probably know there is also a string_view implementation in Boost.Utility: https://github.com/boostorg/utility/blob/05e0d1688dcfcd3fdd65bdb6884b7edd1a… The main motivation for introducing the new implementation is adding conversions to/from std::string_view, which were proposed to Boost.Utility and rejected a while ago: https://github.com/boostorg/utility/pull/51 Another notable deviation of boost::core::string_view from std::string_view and boost::string_view is that it only accepts the character type in template parameters and not char_traits. This choice was made to simplify implementation. I have concerns that introducing yet another string_view type (3rd in Boost, after boost::string_ref and boost::string_view, not counting std::string_view) is not good for the ecosystem and interoperability, as this will require adding explicit support in some code bases. One example that I readilly have is Boost.Log: https://github.com/boostorg/log/blob/4c54e4ca4c31f18ce2e451e8d0abf88054242d… std::string_view was supposed to make user's code simpler by removing the need to provide a multitude of function overloads accepting string arguments. boost::string_view (and boost::string_ref before it) was a prototype implementation before introduction of std::string_view and served a similar purpose. In the age with std::string_view, boost::string_view is still useful as a drop-in replacement for std::string_view to lower C++ requirements in libraries and projects, like this: #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX17_HDR_STRING_VIEW) using std::basic_string_view; using std::string_view; using std::string_view; #else using boost::basic_string_view; using boost::string_view; using boost::string_view; #endif Introducing boost::core::string_view, which is not a drop-in replacement, does not make users' code simpler as it requires adding yet another set of overloads and specializations to users' APIs. I should stress that I'm not opposing because I don't want to make changes to Boost.Log, I'm opposing because I don't think those changes will be for the better, and because I view this as potentially destructive to the wide adoption of one common string_view type (be it std::string_view or boost::string_view, depending on the conventions taken in the project) to accept string arguments. Please, express your opinions on this matter, in particular: - Do you think it is good/ok/bad to have yet another string_view in Boost? - Is it ok that boost::core::string_view is not a drop-in replacement for std::string_view? Should it be changed to be one? - Should we, perhaps, do something with boost::string_view from Boost.Utility? Deprecate? - Should we reopen the discussion to add conversion to/from std::string_view to boost::string_view, which led to this fork? Perhaps, hold a vote to make this change as widely requested? - Any other course of action or thoughts? Thanks. PS: This post was made after an initial discussion in this commit: https://github.com/boostorg/core/commit/95924b1329da49e70c9c8485b87e066895d…

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