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  294.                            <LI><A href="libs/python/index.html">Python Library</A>:
    295. 

  295.                              <UL>
    296. 

  296.                                <LI>Support for Python 2.3 and Intel C++ on Linux
    297. 

  297. 

  298.                                <LI>Container <A href="libs/python/doc/v2/indexing.html">Indexing
    299. 

  299.                                   Suite</A> added.
    300. 

  300. 

  301.                                <LI>injected constructors and wrapped function objects.
    302. 

  302. 

  303.                                <LI>wrapping static data members.
    304. 

  304. 

  305.                                <LI><CODE>std::wstring</CODE> conversions.
    306. 

  306. 

  307.                                <LI>Improved <A href="libs/python/doc/v2/args.html">keyword arguments</A>
    308. 

  308. 

  309.                                <LI>Better error messages, including name demangling for GCC.
    310. 

  310. 

  311.                                <LI>Simpler <A href="libs/python/doc/building.html">build procedure</A>.
    312. 

  312. 

  313.                                <LI><I>...and more...</I></LI>
    314. 

  314.                              </UL>
    315. 

  315. 

  316.                            <LI>
    317. 

  317.                               <A href="libs/random/index.html">Random Number Library</A>: 
    318. 

  318.                               Interface changed 
    319. 

  319.                               to match the C++ <A href="libs/random/wg21-proposal.html">TR proposal</A>, 
    320. 

  320.                            from Jens Maurer.
    321. 

  321. 

  322.                            <LI>
    323. 

  323.                               <A href="libs/regex/doc/index.html">Regex</A>: Completely new matching 
    324. 

  324.                               algorithm is now much faster than before, plus a selection of <A href="libs/regex/doc/history.html">
    325. 

  325.                                  new features and enhancements</A>.
    326. 

  326. 

  327.                            <LI>
    328. 

  328.                               <A href="libs/spirit/index.html">Boost.Spirit 1.8.0</A>:
    329. 

  329.                               <UL>
    330. 

  330.                                  <LI>Multiple grammar start rules</LI>
    331. 

  331.                                  <LI>Multiple Scanner rules (no more scanner business woes)</LI>
    332. 

  332.                                  <LI>More dynamic parsers</LI>
    333. 

  333.                                  <LI>Predefined actors</LI>
    334. 

  334.                                  <LI>Numerous bug fixes and QOI stuff</LI>
    335. 

  335.                                  <LI><I>...and more...</I></LI>
    336. 

  336.                               </UL>
    337. 

  337. 

  338.                             Starting from Spirit v1.8.0, ill conforming compilers will no longer be
    339. 

  339.                             supported. If you are still using one of these older compilers,
    340. 

  340.                             please use Spirit v1.6.x. See <A href="http://spirit.sf.net">Spirit's Site</A>
    341. 

  341.                             for more details.
    342. 

  342.                            </LI>
    343. 

  343.                            <LI><A href="libs/test/index.html">Test Library</A>: 
    344. 

  344.                                  <UL> 
    345. 

  345.                                     <LI> 
    346. 

  346.                                     Free function template based test case </LI> 
    347. 

  347.                                     <LI> 
    348. 

  348.                                     Custom exception translators support in execution monitor and register_exception_translator added for unit test framework </LI> 
    349. 

  349.                                     <LI> 
    350. 

  350.                                     Added support for multi-module unit tests in automatic registration facility </LI> 
    351. 

  351.                                     <LI> 
    352. 

  352.                                     Floating point comparison algorithm reworked (Is not backward compatible!!!) </LI> 
    353. 

  353.                                     <LI> 
    354. 

  354.                                        Added support for custom users predicate returning both boolean result code and possibly error message </LI> 
    355. 

  355.                                     <LI> 
    356. 

  356.                                        Documentation structure rework and update</LI> 
    357. 

  357.                                  </UL> 
    358. 

  358.                                  For complete list of changes see Test Library <A href="libs/test/doc/release_notes.html#v1_31_0"> 
    359. 

  359.                                     release notes</A> </LI>
    360. 

  360.                            </UL>
    361. 

  361.                         <H4>Miscellaneous</H4>
    362. 

  362.                         <UL>
    363. 

  363.                           <LI>Expanded testing and fixes for non-conforming compilers.</LI>
    364. 

  364.                           <LI>Web site hosting now provided by
    365. 

  365.                                 <A href="http://www.sourceforge.net/">SourceForge</A>.
    366. 

  366.                         </UL>
    367. 

  367.                            
    368. 

  368.                         <H3>August 19, 2003 - Version 1.30.2 (bugfix release)</H3>
    369. 

  369.                         <UL>
    370. 

  370.                            <LI>
    371. 

  371.                               <A href="http://www.boost-consulting.com">Boost Consulting</A> is now hosting 
    372. 

  372.                               Boost CVS mirrors - see our <A href="more/getting_started.html#CVS">download page</A>.
    373. 

  373.                            <LI>
    374. 

  374.                               Backported changes to the <A href="libs/config/config.htm">config system</A>, 
    375. 

  375.                            to better handle new compiler releases.
    376. 

  376.                            <LI>
    377. 

  377.                            Bugs in regression reporting in subproject tests were fixed.
    378. 

  378.                            <LI>
    379. 

  379.                            Tests are now run in the context of the user's PATH environment settings
    380. 

  380.                            <LI>
    381. 

  381.                               <A href="tools/build/v1/msvc-stlport-tools.html">msvc-stlport</A> and <A href="tools/build/v1/intel-win32-tools.html">
    382. 

  382.                                  intel-win32-stlport</A>
    383. 

  383.                            toolsets now build static libraries with multithreading enabled, to be 
    384. 

  384.                            compatible with the STLPort builds.
    385. 

  385.                            <LI>
    386. 

  386.                               <A href="tools/build/v1/intel-win32-tools.html">intel-win32</A> toolset now 
    387. 

  387.                               handles <CODE>wchar_t</CODE>
    388. 

  388.                            correctly when intel is installed over msvc6.
    389. 

  389.                            <LI>
    390. 

  390.                               Backported fixes from the main trunk which prevent errors building the <A href="libs/test/doc/index.html">
    391. 

  391.                                  Boost.Test</A>
    392. 

  392.                            library in its default configuration.
    393. 

  393.                            <LI>
    394. 

  394.                               Backported portability improvements for <A href="libs/utility/checked_delete.html">
    395. 

  395.                                  checked_delete</A>.
    396. 

  396.                            <LI>
    397. 

  397.                            Locale support for metrowerks (requiring a statically-linked runtime) is more 
    398. 

  398.                            uniformly handled.
    399. 

  399.                            <LI>
    400. 

  400.                               Backported <A href="libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm">conversion/lexical_cast</A>'s
    401. 

  401.                               <CODE>wchar_t</CODE>
    402. 

  402.                            fixes from the main trunk.
    403. 

  403.                            <LI>
    404. 

  404.                               <A href="tools/build/v1/intel-linux-tools.html">intel-linux-tools</A>: added <CODE>
    405. 

  405.                                  rt</CODE> to FINDLIBS in order to make the <CODE>clock_gettime()</CODE>
    406. 

  406.                            function available (backport of a patch in CVS HEAD).
    407. 

  407.                            <LI>
    408. 

  408.                               <A href="tools/regression/index.htm">regression/compiler_status.cpp</A>: 
    409. 

  409.                               backported fixes in error log links generation.</LI>
    410. 

  410.                         </UL>
    411. 

  411. 

  412.                         <H3>August 12, 2003 - <B>ALERT</B></H3>
    413. 

  413.                         <P>
    414. 

  414.                         Significant problems were found in the 1.30.1 release, so it has been withdrawn 
    415. 

  415.                         from the website. These problems mostly take the form of missing files due to 
    416. 

  416.                         an error by the release manager in using CVS to tag the release. We expect to 
    417. 

  417.                         release Version 1.30.2 in a few days. Stay tuned.
    418. 

  418.                         <P>Until then, you may want to get the <CODE>RC_1_30_0</CODE> branch (which, with 
    419. 

  419.                            only very slight modification, will become version 1.30.2) from our <A href="more/getting_started.html#CVS">
    420. 

  420.                               CVS</A> repository or the <A href="more/getting_started.html#CVS">CVS mirror</A>
    421. 

  421.                            at <A href="http://www.boost-consulting.com">Boost Consulting</A>
    422. 

  422.                         .
    423. 

  423.                         <H3>August 4, 2003 - Version 1.30.1 (bugfix release)</H3>
    424. 

  424.                         <P>Fixes were made to the following libraries:</P>
    425. 

  425.                         <UL>
    426. 

  426.                            <LI>
    427. 

  427.                               The <A href="libs/lambda/doc/index.html">Boost.Lambda</A>
    428. 

  428.                            library is now usable with gcc-2.95.2
    429. 

  429.                            <LI>
    430. 

  430.                               <A href="libs/spirit/index.html">Boost.Spirit</A>:
    431. 

  431.                               <UL>
    432. 

  432.                                  <LI>
    433. 

  433.                                  Fixed. Using MSVC++6 (SP5), calling the assign action with a string value on 
    434. 

  434.                                  parsers using the file_iterator will not work.
    435. 

  435.                                  <LI>
    436. 

  436.                                  Fixed: using assign semantic action in a grammar with a multi_pass iterator 
    437. 

  437.                                  adaptor applied to an std::istream_iterator resulted in a failure to compile 
    438. 

  438.                                  under msvc 7.0.
    439. 

  439.                                  <LI>
    440. 

  440.                                     Fixed: There is a bug in the <CODE>range_run&lt;CharT&gt;::set (range&lt;CharT&gt; 
    441. 

  441.                                        const&amp; r)</CODE>
    442. 

  442.                                  function in "boost/spirit/utility/impl/chset/range_run.ipp".
    443. 

  443.                                  <LI>
    444. 

  444.                                  Fixed: handling of trailing whitespace bug (ast_parse/pt_parse related)
    445. 

  445.                                  <LI>
    446. 

  446.                                  Fixed: comment_p and end of data bug
    447. 

  447.                                  <LI>
    448. 

  448.                                  Fixed: Most trailing space bug
    449. 

  449.                                  <LI>
    450. 

  450.                                     Fixed: <CODE>chset&lt;&gt;::operator~(range&lt;&gt;)</CODE> bug, <CODE>operator&amp;(chset&lt;&gt;, 
    451. 

  451.                                        range&lt;&gt;)</CODE> bug, <CODE>operator&amp;(range&lt;&gt;, chset&lt;&gt;)</CODE>
    452. 

  452.                                  bug
    453. 

  453.                                  <LI>
    454. 

  454.                                     Fixed: <CODE>impl::detach_clear</CODE>
    455. 

  455.                                  bug
    456. 

  456.                                  <LI>
    457. 

  457.                                  Fixed: mismatch closure return type bug
    458. 

  458.                                  <LI>
    459. 

  459.                                     Fixed: <CODE>access_node_d[]</CODE> and <CODE>access_match_d[]</CODE>
    460. 

  460.                                  iterator bugs
    461. 

  461.                                  <LI>
    462. 

  462.                                     Fixed a bug regarding threadsafety of Phoenix/Spirit closures.</LI>
    463. 

  463.                               </UL>
    464. 

  464.                            <LI>
    465. 

  465.                               The Boost Template <A href="libs/mpl/doc/index.html">Metaprogramming Library (MPL)</A>'s 
    466. 

  466.                            typeof implementation is now compatible with Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro8.
    467. 

  467.                            <LI>
    468. 

  468.                               <A href="libs/function/index.html">Boost.Function</A>: workaround for the 
    469. 

  469.                            new Borland patch (version 0x564) and MSVC++ .NET 2003.
    470. 

  470.                            <LI>
    471. 

  471.                               <A href="libs/config/index.html">Boost.Config</A>, <A href="libs/format/doc/format.html">
    472. 

  472.                                  Boost.Format</A>, and <A href="libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</A> have 
    473. 

  473.                               been adjusted to avoid warnings with GCC-3.3, and Boost.Format also now works 
    474. 

  474.                               with string types other than <CODE>std::string</CODE>.
    475. 

  475.                            <LI>
    476. 

  476.                               <A href="libs/smart_ptr/index.html">Smart Pointers</A>
    477. 

  477.                               <UL>
    478. 

  478.                                  <LI>
    479. 

  479.                                     <CODE>checked_delete</CODE>
    480. 

  480.                                  now works on more platforms
    481. 

  481.                                  <LI>
    482. 

  482.                                  Compatibility with the SunPro compiler
    483. 

  483.                                  <LI>
    484. 

  484.                                     Added missing <CODE>#include</CODE>s.</LI>
    485. 

  485.                               </UL>
    486. 

  486.                            <LI>
    487. 

  487.                               <A href="libs/python/index.html">Boost.Python</A>
    488. 

  488.                               <UL>
    489. 

  489.                                  <LI>
    490. 

  490.                                  warning suppression for finicky compilers
    491. 

  491.                                  <LI>
    492. 

  492.                                     fixed a crashing bug in the <CODE>raw_function</CODE>
    493. 

  493.                                  facility when no keyword arguments were passed.
    494. 

  494.                                  <LI>
    495. 

  495.                                     Improved conversion of NULL <CODE>shared_ptr</CODE>s to Python.</LI>
    496. 

  496.                               </UL>
    497. 

  497.                            </LI>
    498. 

  498.                         </UL>
    499. 

  499.                         <H3>March 19, 2003 - Version 1.30.0</H3>
    500. 

  500.                         <UL>
    501. 

  501.                            <LI>
    502. 

  502.                               <A href="libs/filesystem/doc/index.htm">Filesystem Library</A>
    503. 

  503.                            added - Portable paths, iteration over directories, and other useful filesystem 
    504. 

  504.                            operations, from Beman Dawes.
    505. 

  505.                            <LI>
    506. 

  506.                               <A href="libs/optional/doc/optional.html">Optional Library</A>
    507. 

  507.                            added - A discriminated-union wrapper for optional values, from Fernando 
    508. 

  508.                            Cacciola.
    509. 

  509.                            <LI>
    510. 

  510.                               <A href="libs/numeric/interval/doc/interval.htm">Interval Library</A>
    511. 

  511.                            added - Extends the usual arithmetic functions to mathematical intervals, from 
    512. 

  512.                            Guillaume Melquiond, Hervé Brönnimann and Sylvain Pion.
    513. 

  513.                            <LI>
    514. 

  514.                               <A href="libs/mpl/doc/index.html">MPL</A>
    515. 

  515.                            added - Template metaprogramming framework of compile-time algorithms, 
    516. 

  516.                            sequences and metafunction classes, from Aleksey Gurtovoy.
    517. 

  517.                            <LI>
    518. 

  518.                               <A href="libs/spirit/index.html">Spirit Library</A>
    519. 

  519.                            added - An LL (unlimited lookahead) parser framework that represents parsers 
    520. 

  520.                            directly as EBNF grammars in inlined C++ source code, complete with semantic 
    521. 

  521.                            actions, ASTs and much more, from Joel de Guzman and team.
    522. 

  522.                            <LI>
    523. 

  523.                               <A href="libs/smart_ptr/index.html">Smart Pointers Library</A> - cast functions 
    524. 

  524.                               are now spelled <A href="libs/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.htm#static_pointer_cast">static_pointer_cast</A>
    525. 

  525.                               / <A href="libs/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.htm#dynamic_pointer_cast">dynamic_pointer_cast</A>
    526. 

  526.                               ; <A href="libs/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_this.html">enable_shared_from_this</A>
    527. 

  527.                               added; shared_ptr::shared_ptr(), shared_ptr::reset(), weak_ptr::weak_ptr(), 
    528. 

  528.                               weak_ptr::reset() no longer throw; <A href="libs/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.htm#get_deleter">
    529. 

  529.                                  get_deleter</A> added; weak_ptr::get() removed; make_shared is now spelled <A href="libs/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.htm#lock">
    530. 

  530.                                  weak_ptr::lock()</A> ; <A href="libs/smart_ptr/intrusive_ptr.html">intrusive_ptr 
    531. 

  531.                                  documentation</A> added; some experimental undocumented shared_ptr features 
    532. 

  532.                               have been removed; a <A href="libs/smart_ptr/sp_techniques.html">page describing 
    533. 

  533.                                  some smart pointer programming techniques</A>
    534. 

  534.                            has been added.
    535. 

  535.                            <LI>
    536. 

  536.                               <A href="libs/utility/assert.html">boost/assert.hpp</A>, <A href="libs/utility/current_function.html">
    537. 

  537.                                  boost/current_function.hpp</A>, <A href="libs/utility/throw_exception.html">boost/throw_exception.hpp</A>,
    538. 

  538.                               <A href="libs/utility/checked_delete.html">boost/checked_delete.hpp</A>
    539. 

  539.                            have been documented.
    540. 

  540.                            <LI>
    541. 

  541.                               <A href="libs/date_time/doc/index.html">Date-Time Library</A> - several fixes 
    542. 

  542.                               and small additions including an interface change to partial_date. See <A href="libs/date_time/doc/Changes.html">
    543. 

  543.                                  Date-Time Change History</A>
    544. 

  544.                            for more details.
    545. 

  545.                            <LI>
    546. 

  546.                               <A href="libs/function/index.html">Function Library</A>
    547. 

  547.                            - added support for assignment to zero (to clear) and comparison against zero 
    548. 

  548.                            (to check if empty).
    549. 

  549.                            <LI>
    550. 

  550.                               <A href="libs/utility/operators.htm#symmetry">Operators Library</A>
    551. 

  551.                            - now takes advantage of named return value optimization (NRVO) when available, 
    552. 

  552.                            from Daniel Frey.
    553. 

  553.                            <LI>
    554. 

  554.                               <A href="status/compiler_status.html">Regression Tests</A> - Much expanded, 
    555. 

  555.                               plus a very nice <A href="http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/">summary 
    556. 

  556.                                  page</A>
    557. 

  557.                            from Rene Rivera.
    558. 

  558.                            <LI>
    559. 

  559.                               <A href="libs/test/index.html">Test Library</A> - introduced following new 
    560. 

  560.                               facilities:
    561. 

  561.                               <UL>
    562. 

  562.                                  <LI>
    563. 

  563.                                  Automatic registration of unit tests
    564. 

  564.                                  <LI>
    565. 

  565.                                  XML log format
    566. 

  566.                                  <LI>
    567. 

  567.                                  XML report format
    568. 

  568.                                  <LI>
    569. 

  569.                                  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW test tool
    570. 

  570.                                  <LI>
    571. 

  571.                                     BOOST_BITWISE_CHECK test tool</LI>
    572. 

  572.                               </UL>
    573. 

  573.                               For complete list of changes see Test Library <A href="libs/test/doc/release_notes.html#v1_30_0">
    574. 

  574.                                  release notes</A>
    575. 

  575.                            <LI>
    576. 

  576.                               Many fixes and enhancements to other libraries.</LI>
    577. 

  577.                         </UL>
    578. 

  578.                         <H3>October 10, 2002 - Version 1.29.0</H3>
    579. 

  579.                         <UL>
    580. 

  580.                            <LI>
    581. 

  581.                               <A href="libs/date_time/doc/index.html">Date-Time Library</A>
    582. 

  582.                            added - Dates, times, leap seconds, infinity, and more, from Jeff Garland.
    583. 

  583.                            <LI>
    584. 

  584.                               <A href="libs/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.html">Dynamic Bitset</A> added - A 
    585. 

  585.                               runtime sized version of the <TT>std::bitset</TT>
    586. 

  586.                            class from Jeremy Siek and Chuck Allison.
    587. 

  587.                            <LI>
    588. 

  588.                               <A href="libs/format/index.html">Format Library</A>
    589. 

  589.                            added - Type-safe 'printf-like' format operations, from Samuel Krempp.
    590. 

  590.                            <LI>
    591. 

  591.                               <A href="libs/function/index.html">Function Library</A>: Major syntactic 
    592. 

  592.                               changes have been made. Some old syntax and little-used features have been 
    593. 

  593.                               deprecated (and will be removed shortly), and the syntax for the <CODE>boost::function</CODE>
    594. 

  594.                               class template has been greatly improved on conforming compilers. Please see 
    595. 

  595.                               the <A href="libs/function/index.html#compatibility">compatibility note</A>
    596. 

  596.                            for more information.
    597. 

  597.                            <LI>
    598. 

  598.                               <A href="libs/multi_array/doc/index.html">Multi-array Library</A>
    599. 

  599.                            added - Multidimensional containers and adaptors for arrays of contiguous data, 
    600. 

  600.                            from Ron Garcia.
    601. 

  601.                            <LI>
    602. 

  602.                               <A href="libs/preprocessor/index.html">Preprocessor Library</A>: Major 
    603. 

  603.                            upgrade, from Paul Mensonides.
    604. 

  604.                            <LI>
    605. 

  605.                               <A href="libs/python/doc/index.html">Python Library</A>
    606. 

  606.                            - Version 2 is released, from Dave Abrahams and others. This is a major rewrite 
    607. 

  607.                            which works on many more compilers and platforms, with a completely new 
    608. 

  608.                            interface and lots of new features. Boost.Python v2 requires Python 2.2 or 
    609. 

  609.                            later.
    610. 

  610.                            <LI>
    611. 

  611.                               <A href="libs/signals/doc/index.html">Signals Library</A>
    612. 

  612.                            added - Managed signals &amp; slots callback implementation, from Doug Gregor.
    613. 

  613.                            <LI>
    614. 

  614.                               <A href="libs/test/doc/index.html">Test Library</A>: Major new version, 
    615. 

  615.                            including full unit test capabilities, from Gennadiy Rozental.
    616. 

  616.                            <LI>
    617. 

  617.                               <A href="libs/numeric/ublas/doc/index.htm">uBLAS Library</A> added - Basic 
    618. 

  618.                               linear algebra for dense, packed and sparse matrices, from Joerg Walter and 
    619. 

  619.                               Mathias Koch.</LI>
    620. 

  620.                         </UL>
    621. 

  621.                      </TD>
    622. 

  622.                   </TR>
    623. 

  623.                </TABLE>
    624. 

  624.             </TD>
    625. 

  625.          </TR>
    626. 

  626.       </TABLE>
    627. 

  627.       <HR>
    628. 

  628.       <P>Revised 
    629. 

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    630. 

  630.       <P>© Copyright Beman Dawes, David Abrahams, 1998-2003.</P>
    631. 

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    632. 

  632.          Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License, 
    633. 

  633.          Version 1.0. (See accompanying file <A href="LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</A>
    634. 

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