Boost (C++ libraries)
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| Stable release | 1.57.0 / November 3, 2014 |
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| Written in | C++ |
| Type | Libraries |
| License | Boost Software License |
| Website | www |
Boost is a set of libraries for the C++ programming language that provide support for tasks and structures such as linear algebra, pseudorandom number generation, multithreading, image processing, regular expressions, and unit testing. It contains over eighty individual libraries.
Most of the Boost libraries are licensed under the Boost Software License, designed to allow Boost to be used with both free and proprietary software projects. Many of Boost's founders are on the C++ standards committee, and several Boost libraries have been accepted for incorporation into both Technical Report 1 and the C++11 standard.[1]
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Design[edit]
The libraries are aimed at a wide range of C++ users and application domains. They range from general-purpose libraries like the smart pointer library, to operating system abstractions like Boost FileSystem, to libraries primarily aimed at other library developers and advanced C++ users, like the template metaprogramming (MPL) and domain-specific language (DSL) creation (Proto).
In order to ensure efficiency and flexibility, Boost makes extensive use of templates. Boost has been a source of extensive work and research into generic programming and metaprogramming in C++.[citation needed]
Most Boost libraries are header based, consisting of inline functions and templates, and as such do not need to be built in advance of their use. Some Boost libraries coexist as independent libraries.[2][3]
Associated people[edit]
Original founders of Boost still active in the community include Beman Dawes and David Abrahams. Author of several books on C++, Nicolai Josuttis contributed the Boost array library in 2001. There are mailing lists devoted to Boost library use and library development, active as of 2014[update].[4]
License[edit]
Boost is licensed under its own open-source license, known as the Boost Software License. It is a permissive license in the style of the BSD license and the MIT license. The license has been OSI-approved since February 2008[5][6] and is considered a free software license, compatible with the GNU General Public License, by the Free Software Foundation.[7]
Terms[edit]
Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17, 2003 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization obtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by this license (the "Software") to use, reproduce, display, distribute, execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative works of the Software, and to permit third-parties to whom the Software is furnished to do so, all subject to the following: The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, including the above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer, must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, and all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivative works are solely in the form of machine-executable object code generated by a source language processor. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
See also[edit]
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- GLib – the equivalent upon which GNOME is built
- KDE Frameworks – the equivalent upon which KDE Software Compilation is built
- Apache Portable Runtime – used by the Apache HTTP Server
- Standard Template Library
- List of C++ template libraries
References[edit]
- ^ "Library Technical Report". JTC1/SC22/WG21 - The C++ Standards Committee. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Asio web site".
- ^ "Spirit web-site".
- ^ "Boost Mailing Lists (A.K.A. Discussion Groups)". Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Boost mailing list archive".
- ^ "Boost Software License 1.0 (BSL-1.0) | Open Source Initiative".
- ^ "Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)".
Further reading[edit]
- Demming, Robert & Duffy, Daniel J. (2010). Introduction to the Boost C++ Libraries. Volume 1 - Foundations. Datasim. ISBN 978-94-91028-01-4.
- Demming, Robert & Duffy, Daniel J. (2012). Introduction to the Boost C++ Libraries. Volume 2 - Advanced Libraries. Datasim. ISBN 978-94-91028-02-1.
- Polukhin, Antony (2013). Boost C++ Application Development Cookbook. Packt. ISBN 978-1-84951-488-0.
- Schäling, Boris (2011). The Boost C++ Libraries. XML Press. ISBN 978-0-9822191-9-5.
- Schäling, Boris (2014). The Boost C++ Libraries (2 ed.). XML Press. p. 570. ISBN 978-1-9374343-6-6.
- Siek, Jeremy G.; Lee, Lie-Quan & Lumsdaine, Andrew (2001). The Boost Graph Library: User Guide and Reference Manual. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-201-72914-6.
External links[edit]
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The Wikibook C++ Programming has a page on the topic of: Libraries/Boost |
- Official website
- "The Boost C++ Libraries": online book
