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<h1>Boost Download and Installation</h1>
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-The boost libraries are intended for easy download and installation.
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+The boost libraries are intended for easy download and <a href="#Installation">installation</a>.
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However, unlike other packages, there is no global setup and
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configuration tool.
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<h2>Download</h2>
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-The boost libraries are available in various formats. Most of the
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-files are available through links from the individual library's
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-documentation. Since many boost headers include other boost headers,
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-installing one at a time is painful. Downloading all of Boost as a single archive
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-file (.zip or .tar.gz) is a lot easier. CVS access is also
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-available.
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+The boost libraries are available in various formats:
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+<ul>
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+ <li><a href="ftp://boost.sourceforge.net/pub/boost/release/">FTP download</a> all of Boost as a single archive
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+file (<a href="#.zip">.zip</a> or <a href="#.tar.gz">.tar.gz</a>) file from our
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+ SourceForge FTP site. Older versions also available. (FTP download is
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+ suggested first since it doesn't count against our web site host's monthly
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+ fee. But some users behind firewalls can't use FTP, and the
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+ SourceForge FTP site is sometimes down or very busy.)</li>
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+</ul>
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+<ul>
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+ <li><a href="../boost_all.zip">ZIP download</a> all of Boost as a single archive
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+file from our web site.</li>
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+</ul>
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+<ul>
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+ <li><a href="../boost_all.tar.gz">TAR.GZ download</a> all of Boost as a single archive
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+file from our web site.</li>
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+</ul>
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+<ul>
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+ <li><a href="#CVS">Command line</a> or <a href="#Browser">browser</a> access
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+ to Boost's CVS repository.</li>
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+</ul>
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+<ul>
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+ <li>Download individual files from links in the documentation on the web
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+ site. Because of the number of files involved, and <a href="../libs/hdr_depend.html">header
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+ dependencies</a>, this option usually isn't very useful.</li>
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+</ul>
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-<h3>.zip file</h3>
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+<h3><a name=".zip">.zip</a> file</h3>
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The .zip format is widely supported by both free decoders and
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commercial compress/archive utilities. If you don't already have a
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@@ -43,12 +63,8 @@ Text file line endings in the .zip file are as supplied by each library
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developer. This works fine for Windows, but not for Unix/Linux. The
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.tar.gz file supplies Unix/Linux friendly line endings.
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-<ul>
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-<li><a href="ftp://boost.sourceforge.net/pub/boost/release/">Latest version</a>
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-</ul>
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-
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-<h3>.tar.gz file</h3>
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+<h3><a name=".tar.gz">.tar.gz</a> file</h3>
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The .tar.gz format is widely supported on Unix/Linux platforms. Some
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Windows compress/archive utilities can read the format as well. Because
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@@ -57,11 +73,7 @@ each file individually, the .tar.gz file is smaller that the .zip file.
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<p>Text file line endings in the .tar.gz file have been converted to newlines
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for ease of use on Unix/Linux platforms.</p>
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-<ul>
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-<li><a href="ftp://boost.sourceforge.net/pub/boost/release/">Latest version</a>
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-</ul>
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-
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-<h3>CVS archive</h3>
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+<h3><a name="CVS">CVS</a> command line access</h3>
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For those who have CVS installed, the libraries are also available
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from the public CVS repository. The general procedure for
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@@ -87,14 +99,14 @@ CVS write access, please contact one of the
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<a href="mailto:boost-owner@yahoogroups.com">moderators</a>.
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-<h3>WWW access to the CVS archive</h3>
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+<h3>CVS <a name="Browser">Browser</a> access via WebCVS</h3>
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For access to individual files in the CVS archive, you can also use its
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<a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/boost/?cvsroot=boost">WWW interface</a>.
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-<h2>Installation</h2>
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+<h2><a name="Installation">Installation</a></h2>
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Many boost libraries are implemented entirely within their header
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files. The only preparation for their use is to add the path for the
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@@ -114,12 +126,12 @@ A few boost libraries are implemented by separate source files, and
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thus require compilation on your system to link properly. Boost does
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not currently have an overall "build" or "make" mechanism in place.
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Some of the individual libraries do include make and/or project files
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-for various compilers, though.
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+for various compilers.
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<p>
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<hr>
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-Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->14 March, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="28773" -->
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+Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->24 April, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="29814" -->
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<p>Written by <a href="../people/jens_maurer.htm">Jens Maurer</a>
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2001-02-11</p>
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