[Boost-announce] [release] Boost 1.83.0 beta 1 released

From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-07-13 02:52:03

Boost release 1.83.0 beta 1 is now available at:
        https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/beta/1.83.0.beta1/source/

The SHA256 checksums are:
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There was one bug reported during the beta process; Boost.Context does not
build on ARM64 systems.   This will be fixed for the final release.

If you want to fix it locally, edit the file libs/context/build/Jamfile.v2:

-     else if [ os.platform ] = "ARM" { tmp = aapcs ; }
+     else if [ os.platform ] in ARM ARM64 { tmp = aapcs ; }

The web site has not yet been updated (tomorrow, I hope) but when it is,
the release notes will be at:
        https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_83_0.html

Please try the beta and report any problems you encounter.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the release.

-- Boost Release Team