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Build Boost Back Better
by Vinnie Falco 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

Well, now that I have everyone's attention just before the release, I'd like to draw attention to the elephant in the room. That is, the declining level of activity on the Boost mailing lists and the declining level of participation in the Boost formal review process. Both in terms of the number of reviewers, and in terms of the difficulty in finding a review manager. Clearly, a website update is necessary and along with it some type of campaign to highlight once again the important role that Boost serves in the C++ community for both professionals and amateurs alike. But what more can we do? This came up before but it is worth mentioning again; in addition to a website update to make boost.org modern and relevant, how do we feel about a transition to forum-based discussion instead of the mailing list? I realize this will ruffle some feathers but surely the alternative, a descent into irrelevance due to steady declining activity is worse? Discuss. -- Regards, Vinnie Follow me on GitHub: https://github.com/vinniefalco

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Changes in buildable components over time
by Tim Haines 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

I've recently needed to understand which components need to be built, which are header-only, and what versions correspond to each component (i.e., when was it introduced, when was it removed). Combining the outputs from 'bootstrap.sh --show-libraries' since 1.39.0 and scraping the library listings on the website as of 1.78.0, I was able to identify everything I needed. Surprisingly, though, it appears that coroutine2 and metaparse started out as buildable components, but then switched to being header-only. coroutine2 - introduced in 1.59.0 - first buildable in 1.59.0 - last buildable in 1.64.0 - available as of 1.78.0 metaparse - introduced in 1.61.0 - first buildable in 1.61.0 - last buildable in 1.65.1 - available as of 1.78.0 I cross-referenced the release notes, but I didn't see any mention of these components being made header-only. Is this intended behavior? Thanks. - Tim

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New Boost Website: Open to Volunteers!
by Vinnie Falco 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

The C++ Alliance is putting together a working prototype of a new website to replace what is currently at boost.org. We could use help with exposition on most of the new pages. And feedback could be helpful to refine some of the interfaces and layouts. If there is consensus and the site replaces boost.org, there will be at least one or more revisions. So it is not necessary to get everything "perfect" on the first pass (or else it will never be finished). Note that this is not a design-by-committee project. There are specific goals that are thought essential to refresh the foundations of Boost's social technology. For example, we are building a forum as the primary means of message-based interaction. However we are also building a connector so that users who want to use a mailing-list style interface can continue to do so with no interruption of service. If you would like to participate in the process of building this site then feel free to subscribe to this new mailing list: <https://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-www> Thanks Vinnie

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Does Anyone Need Help?
by Vinnie Falco 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

The C++ Alliance is receiving many applications with qualified C++ candidates, but we are having a hard time matching them up with long-term projects which are aligned with our organization's goals. Is there a list of libraries that need help or does anyone know of one or more particular libraries that are in need of improvement and work? -- Regards, Vinnie Follow me on GitHub: https://github.com/vinniefalco

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ignore_unused
by Vinnie Falco 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Isn't it better to just write (void) x; instead of including a whole header file: #include <boost/core/ignore_unused> just to write boost::ignore_unused( x ); ? -- Regards, Vinnie Follow me on GitHub: https://github.com/vinniefalco

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Is there a design reason why beast static_string uses size_t for length?
by Ivan Matek 16 Apr '22

16 Apr '22

Internally as a member, not talking about template argument. I would naively assume that performance overhead of having conversion from uint8_t/uint16_t(and uint32_t if you want to allow "insanely" large static_strings) to size_t is not big enough to justify "large"(in context of microoptimizations for space) overhead due to alignment and size requirements of size_t(on 64b machines). Recently I other context I complained that there is no way to nicely embed godbolt/source examples in here :), so here is a link with example: https://godbolt.org/z/Y4Y5zKj86 regards, Ivan

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Boost.Text is looking for a (mini-)review manager
by Mateusz Loskot 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

Hi, A reminder from the review wizards: The Boost.Text library developed by Zach Laine is still looking for a (mini-)review manager, see details at: https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost//2020/08/249594.php and https://www.boost.org/community/review_schedule.html Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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MySQL library scheduled for review
by Mateusz Loskot 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

Hi, A brief announcement from the review wizards: Following the proposal [1] and search for the review manager, formal review of the MySQL library [2] has been scheduled to take place between May 9, 2022 - May 18, 2022. Details and links available here https://www.boost.org/community/review_schedule.html We'd like to thank Richard Hodges for volunteering to act as the review manager, again! [1] https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2022/03/252584.php [2] https://github.com/anarthal/mysql/ Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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[release] Master branch is now open for merging
by Glen Fernandes 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

Master is open again, with no restrictions. Next milestone: June 22, Boost 1.80.0 closed for new libraries and breaking changes Release calendar: https://boost.org/development Glen

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[release] Boost 1.7.0 beta 1 released
by Marshall Clow 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Boost release 1.77.0 beta 1 is now available at: <https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/beta/1.78.0.beta1/source/> The SHA256 checksums are as follows: 7a3a025451dfa2923129214eef7d16b03c02310a353d02158a549f6caa4284b0 boost_1_78_0_b1.tar.bz2 c491b1dcb916195598aa6581d6708d57fcc750516641c22511c088d572de9c07 boost_1_78_0_b1.tar.gz 35e7a3b0eb412a3933e57c72ba96374eb7d88ff1f89dbec62a16d67ffea2105a boost_1_78_0_b1.7z e6b68feb2f63401c96ca9fe25e939b409189fbe526a6e784e4bd69832c8f09cb boost_1_78_0_b1.zip For details of what's in the release, see <https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_78_0.html>. Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team

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