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  26. <h1>Compiler Status</h1>
  27. <p>Will all boost libraries work with your compiler?&nbsp;
  28. Unfortunately, the answer is &quot;it depends.&quot;.</p>
  29. <p>Boost libraries rely on modern C++ features such as templates
  30. and the C++ Standard Library.&nbsp; But even today, years after
  31. the adoption of the C++ Standard, some compilers still don't
  32. support important features like partial template specialization.</p>
  33. <p>Boost library authors often expend a great deal of effort
  34. trying to work around compiler deficiencies.&nbsp; Nevertheless,
  35. some libraries will not compile at all with certain compilers or
  36. may have crippled functionality.&nbsp; Even if the current
  37. release of a compiler supports a boost library, older version of
  38. the compiler may not work properly.</p>
  39. <h2>Compiler Status Tables</h2>
  40. <ul>
  41. <li><a href="cs-linux2.html">Linux/x86</a> Contributed by
  42. Jens Maurer</li>
  43. <li><a href="cs-beos.html">BeOS5/Intel</a> Contributed by
  44. John Maddock.</li>
  45. <li><a href="cs-win32.html">Windows NT / Windows 2000</a>
  46. Contributed by Beman Dawes</li>
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  48. <p>Boost releases are run through a regression test which
  49. automatically generates the above tables. Unless otherwise
  50. indicated, the C++ Standard Library implementation is the one
  51. shipped with the compiler.</p>
  52. <p><b>Warning:</b> These tables are not a good indication of a
  53. particular compiler's compliance with the C++ Standard.&nbsp; The
  54. boost libraries often contain workarounds which mask compiler
  55. deficiencies.</p>
  56. <p><b>Warning: </b>The regression test is under development and
  57. cannot yet be relied upon.&nbsp; The current version is a compile
  58. only test; the programs are not executed or otherwise tested.&nbsp;
  59. Even the compilation results may be spurious; many negative
  60. results stem from problems with the immature test suite rather
  61. that with the library or compiler.&nbsp; Furthermore, some
  62. library tests have not yet been included.</p>
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