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- .. Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost
- .. Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
- .. file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
- Header-Only Libraries
- =====================
- The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build
- Boost?” The good news is that often, there's nothing to build.
- .. admonition:: Nothing to Build?
- Most Boost libraries are **header-only**: they consist *entirely
- of header files* containing templates and inline functions, and
- require no separately-compiled library binaries or special
- treatment when linking.
- .. .. _separate:
- The only Boost libraries that *must* be built separately are:
- * Boost.Chrono_
- * Boost.Context_
- * Boost.Filesystem_
- * Boost.GraphParallel_
- * Boost.IOStreams_
- * Boost.Locale_
- * Boost.Log_ (see `build documentation`__)
- * Boost.MPI_
- * Boost.ProgramOptions_
- * Boost.Python_ (see the `Boost.Python build documentation`__
- before building and installing it)
- * Boost.Regex_
- * Boost.Serialization_
- * Boost.Signals_
- * Boost.System_
- * Boost.Thread_
- * Boost.Timer_
- * Boost.Wave_
- __ ../../libs/log/doc/html/log/installation/config.html
- __ ../../libs/python/doc/html/building.html
- A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:
- * Boost.DateTime_ has a binary component that is only needed if
- you're using its ``to_string``\ /\ ``from_string`` or serialization
- features, or if you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland.
- * Boost.Graph_ also has a binary component that is only needed if
- you intend to `parse GraphViz files`__.
- * Boost.Math_ has binary components for the TR1 and C99
- cmath functions.
- * Boost.Random_ has a binary component which is only needed if
- you're using ``random_device``.
- * Boost.Test_ can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
- mode, although **separate compilation is recommended for serious
- use**.
- * Boost.Exception_ provides non-intrusive implementation of
- exception_ptr for 32-bit _MSC_VER==1310 and _MSC_VER==1400
- which requires a separately-compiled binary. This is enabled by
- #define BOOST_ENABLE_NON_INTRUSIVE_EXCEPTION_PTR.
- __ ../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html
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