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Date: 2008-03-28 11:58:43 EDT (Fri, 28 Mar 2008)
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<copyright>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)</copyright>
- <item><title>Version 1.34.1</title><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><boostbook:purpose><span class="brief"><span class="purpose">
+ <item><title>asio Formal Review Begins</title><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><boostbook:purpose><span class="brief"><span class="purpose">
+ Welcome to the new Boost website.
+ </span></span></boostbook:purpose><description><div class="description">
+ <p>
+ After much work the new Boost web site is here. Like all software the site has
+ bugs, so be gentle and reports problems in the bug tracker. Much thanks to the
+ Boost community for the help in testing, criticizing, and writing. But I especially
+ appreciate all the work Daniel James to translate content without which the web
+ site would be a much emptier place.
+ </p>
+</div></description></item><item><title>Version 1.34.1</title><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><boostbook:purpose><span class="brief"><span class="purpose">
Bugfix Release.
</span></span></boostbook:purpose><boostbook:download>http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=8041&release_id=527428><description><div class="description">
@@ -781,341 +791,5 @@
for the new Boost logo.
</p>
</div>
-</div></description></item><item><title>Version 1.33.0</title><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><boostbook:purpose><span class="brief"><span class="purpose">
- New Libraries: Iostream, Hash, Parameter, Pointer Container, Wave. Updated
- Libraries: Any, Assignment, Bind, Date-Time, Graph, Multi-Index, Program Options,
- Property Map, Python, Random Number, Range, Regex, Serialization, Signals.
- </span></span></boostbook:purpose><boostbook:download>http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=8041&release_id=348655><description><div class="description">
-
- <div id="version_1_33_0.new_libraries">
- <h3><span class="link">New Libraries</span></h3>
- <ul>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/iostreams/doc/index.html">Iostreams
- Library</a>:</span>
- Framework for defining streams, stream buffers and i/o filters,
- from Jonathan Turkanis.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/functional/hash/index.html">Functional/Hash
- Library</a>:</span> A TR1 hash function object that can be extended to hash user
- defined types, from Daniel James.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/parameter/doc/html/index.html">Parameter
- Library</a>:</span>
- Write functions that accept arguments by name: especially
- useful when a function has more than one argument with a useful default value,
- since named arguments can be passed in any order.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/ptr_container/index.html">Pointer
- Container Library</a>:</span>
- Containers for storing heap-allocated polymorphic
- objects to ease OO-programming, from Thorsten Ottosen.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/wave/index.html">Wave</a>:</span> Standards
- conformant implementation of the mandated C99/C++ preprocessor functionality
- packed behind an easy to use iterator interface, from Hartmut Kaiser.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <div id="version_1_33_0.updated_libraries">
- <h3><span class="link">Updated Libraries</span></h3>
- <ul>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/doc/html/any.html">Any Library</a>:</span> <code><span class="identifier">any_cast</span></code> has been enhanced to allow direct
- access to <code><span class="identifier">any</span></code>'s held value.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/assign/doc/index.html">Assignment
- Library</a>:</span> Support for <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/ptr_container/index.html">Pointer
- Container Library</a> and new efficient functions <code><span class="identifier">ref_list_of</span><span class="special">()</span></code> and <code><span class="identifier">cref_list_of</span><span class="special">()</span></code> for generating anonymous ranges.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/bind/bind.html">Bind Library</a>:</span> Bind
- expressions now support <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/bind/bind.html#operators">comparisons
- and negation</a>. Example: <code><span class="identifier">bind</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">_1</span><span class="special">)</span>
- <span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bind</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">_2</span><span class="special">)</span></code>.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/doc/html/date_time.html">Date-Time Library</a>:</span>
- <ul>
- <li>
- Added <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/doc/html/date_time/local_time.html">local
- time and time zone classes</a>.
- </li>
- <li>
- Added <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/doc/html/date_time/date_time_io.html">format-based
- Input/Output facets</a>.
- </li>
- <li>
- For a complete list of changes, see the library <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/doc/html/date_time/details.html#date_time.changes">change
- history</a>.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/index.html">Graph Library</a>:</span> Introduced
- several new algorithms and improved existing algorithms:
- <ul>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/python.html">Experimental
- Python bindings</a>, from Doug Gregor and Indiana University.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/floyd_warshall_shortest.html"><code><span class="identifier">floyd</span> <span class="identifier">warshall</span>
- <span class="identifier">all</span> <span class="identifier">pairs</span>
- <span class="identifier">shortest</span> <span class="identifier">paths</span></code></a>,
- from Lauren Foutz and Scott Hill.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/astar_search.html"><code><span class="identifier">astar</span> <span class="identifier">search</span></code></a>,
- from Kristopher Beevers and Jufeng Peng.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/fruchterman_reingold.html"><code><span class="identifier">fruchterman</span> <span class="identifier">reingold</span>
- <span class="identifier">force</span> <span class="identifier">directed</span>
- <span class="identifier">layout</span></code></a>, from Doug Gregor
- and Indiana University.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/biconnected_components.html"><code><span class="identifier">biconnected</span> <span class="identifier">components</span></code>
- and <code><span class="identifier">articulation</span> <span class="identifier">points</span></code></a>,
- from Jeremy Siek, Janusz Piwowarski, and Doug Gregor.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/sequential_vertex_coloring.html"><code><span class="identifier">sequential</span> <span class="identifier">vertex</span>
- <span class="identifier">coloring</span></code></a> has been updated,
- tested, and documented.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/gursoy_atun_layout.html"><code><span class="identifier">gursoy</span> <span class="identifier">atun</span>
- <span class="identifier">layout</span></code></a>, from Jeremiah
- Willcock and Doug Gregor of Indiana University.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/king_ordering.html"><code><span class="identifier">king</span> <span class="identifier">ordering</span></code></a>,
- from D. Kevin McGrath of Indiana University.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/cuthill_mckee_ordering.html"><code><span class="identifier">cuthill</span> <span class="identifier">mckee</span>
- <span class="identifier">ordering</span></code></a> has been recast
- as an invocation of <code><span class="identifier">breadth</span>
- <span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="identifier">search</span></code>
- and now supports graphs with multiple components.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/dijkstra_shortest_paths.html"><code><span class="identifier">dijkstra</span> <span class="identifier">shortest</span>
- <span class="identifier">paths</span></code></a> now uses a relaxed
- heap [<a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/bibliography.html#driscoll88">61</a>]
- as its priority queue, improving its complexity to O(V log V) and improving
- real-world performance for larger graphs.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html"><code><span class="identifier">read</span> <span class="identifier">graphviz</span></code></a>
- now has a new, Spirit-based parser that works for all graph types and
- supports arbitrary properties on the graph, from Ron Garcia. The old,
- Bison-based GraphViz reader has been deprecated and will be removed in
- a future Boost release. <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/write-graphviz.html"><code><span class="identifier">write</span> <span class="identifier">graphviz</span></code></a>
- also supports dynamic properties.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/subgraph.html"><code><span class="identifier">subgraph</span></code></a>: <code><span class="identifier">get_property</span></code>
- now refers to the subgraph property, not the root graph's property.
- </li>
- <li>
- See the <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/graph/doc/history.html#by-version">history</a>
- for additional changes and bug fixes.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/multi_index/doc/index.html">Multi-index
- Containers Library</a>:</span>
- <ul>
- <li>
- New <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/multi_index/doc/tutorial/indices.html#hashed_indices">hashed
- indices</a>.
- </li>
- <li>
- Added <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/multi_index/doc/tutorial/creation.html#serialization">serialization
- support</a>.
- </li>
- <li>
- For a complete list of changes, see the library <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/multi_index/doc/release_notes.html">release
- notes</a>.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/program_options/doc/index.html">Program
- Options Library</a>:</span>
- <ul>
- <li>
- Option descriptions are now printed with word wrapping.
- </li>
- <li>
- Command line parser can bypass unregistered options, instread of throwing.
- </li>
- <li>
- Removed support for &quot;implicit&quot; (optional) values.
- </li>
- <li>
- New customization method 'command_line_parser::extra_style_parser'. Unlike
- 'additional_parser', allows the user to parse several tokens and return
- a vector of options, not just a single option.
- </li>
- <li>
- Work with disabled exceptions.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/property_map/property_map.html">Property
- Map Library</a>:</span> Introduced the <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/property_map/doc/dynamic_property_map.html"><code><span class="identifier">dynamic</span> <span class="identifier">properties</span></code></a>
- class, which provides dynamically-typed access to a set of property maps.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/python/doc/index.html">Boost.Python</a>:</span>
- <ul>
- <li>
- Added support for docstrings on nonstatic properties.
- </li>
- <li>
- We now export the client-provided docstrings for <code><span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
- and <em>XXX</em><code><span class="identifier">_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class="special">()</span></code> for only the last overload.
- </li>
- <li>
- Support for Embedded VC++ 4 and GCC-3.3 on MacOS added
- </li>
- <li>
- Introduced better support for rvalue from-python conversions of shared_ptr.
- </li>
- <li>
- Support for exposing <code><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*&gt;</span></code> with the indexing suite.
- </li>
- <li>
- updated visual studio project build file.
- </li>
- <li>
- Added search feature to the index page.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p><span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/random/index.html">Random Number
- Library</a>:</span>
- Improved initialization for <code><span class="identifier">mersenne_twister</span></code>,
- algorithm by Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura, implemented for Boost
- by Jens Maurer.</p>
- <p>Note: All test vectors for <code><span class="identifier">mersenne_twister</span></code>s
- constructed or seeded without parameters or with a single <code><span class="keyword">unsigned</span>
- <span class="keyword">int</span></code> parameter become invalid.</p>
-
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/range/index.html">Range Library</a>:</span> Minor
- addition of convenience functions to <code><span class="identifier">iterator</span>
- <span class="identifier">range</span></code> like <code><span class="identifier">front</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">back</span><span class="special">()</span></code> and <code><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">[]()</span></code>.
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/regex/index.html">Regex Library</a>:</span>
- <ul>
- <li>
- Rewritten front end parser now supports (?imsx-imsx) constructs, plus
- lookbehind assertions and conditional expressions.
- </li>
- <li>
- Thin wrapper classes improve integration with MFC/ATL code.
- </li>
- <li>
- Full (optional) Unicode support via the ICU library. Refer to the <a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/regex/doc/history.html">regex history page</a>
- for more information on these and other small changes.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/libs/serialization/doc/index.html">Serialization
- Library</a>:</span>
- <ul>
- <li>
- DLL version.
- </li>
- <li>
- Auto-linking.
- </li>
- <li>
- Serialization of variants.
- </li>
- <li>
- Improved serialization of shared pointers.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>
- <span class="library"><a href="/doc/libs/1_33_1/doc/html/signals.html">Signals Library</a>:</span> added
- slot blocking/unblocking, from Frantz Maerten. Huge improvements to signal
- invocation performance from Robert Zeh.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <div id="version_1_33_0.supported_compilers">
- <h3><span class="link">Supported Compilers</span></h3>
- <p>
- Boost is tested on a wide range of compilers and platforms. Since Boost libraries
- rely on modern C++ features not available in all compilers, not all Boost libraries
- will work with every compiler. The following compilers and platforms have been
- extensively tested with Boost, although many other compilers and platforms
- will work as well. For more information, see the <a href="http://www.boost.org/regression/release/user/">regression
- test results</a>.
- </p>
- <ul>
- <li>
- <a href="http://developer.apple.com/">Apple GCC</a> 3.x on Mac OS
- X.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="http://www.codegear.com/products/cppbuilder">Borland C++</a>
- 5.6.4 on Windows.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org">GNU C++</a> 2.95.3 (with and without
- STLport), 3.2.x., 3.3.x, 3.4.x, 4.0.x on Windows, Linux and Solaris.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/compilers/index.htm">Intel
- C++</a> 8.1, 9.0 on Windows, Linux.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="http://www.metrowerks.com">Metrowerks CodeWarrior</a> 8.3,
- 9.4, 9.5 on Mac OS X and Windows.
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Microsoft Visual C++</a>
- 6.0 (sp5, with and without STLport), 7.0, 7.1, 8.0 beta. Note: due to intermittent
- problems with Visual C++ 8.0 beta, and the presence of a variety of pre-release
- compiler builds, we are unable to guarantee compatibility until the final
- compiler is released.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <div id="version_1_33_0.acknowledgements">
- <h3><span class="link">Acknowledgements</span></h3>
- <p>
- <img alt="[]" src="/gfx/boost_1_33_0.jpg"/><a href="/users/people/doug_gregor.html">Douglas Gregor</a>
- managed this release.
- </p>
- <p>
- A great number of people contributed their time and expertise to make this
- release possible. Special thanks go to Aleksey Gurtovoy and Misha Bergal, who
- managed to keep the regression testing system working throughout the release
- process; David Abrahams, Beman Dawes, Aleksey Gurtovoy, Rene Rivera and Jonathan
- Turkanis for greatly improving the quality of this release; Rene Rivera for
- the new Boost web page design; and Zoltan &quot;cad&quot; Juhasz for the new
- Boost logo.
- </p>
- </div>
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+[article asio Formal Review Begins
+ [quickbook 1.4]
+ [source-mode c++]
+ [purpose Welcome to the new Boost website.]
+ [authors [Rivera, Rene]]
+ [last-revision Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT]
+]
+
+[include ext.qbk]
+
+After much work the new Boost web site is here. Like all software
+the site has bugs, so be gentle and reports problems in the bug
+tracker. Much thanks to the Boost community for the help in testing,
+criticizing, and writing. But I especially appreciate all the work
+Daniel James to translate content without which the web site would
+be a much emptier place.
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