Boost

The Boost libraries provide a wide range of functionality. These are used to supplement functionality not in the Standard Library or for portability reasons.

System	Package
BSD Ports	devel/boost-all
Debian/Ubuntu	libboost-all-dev
Homebrew	boost
RedHat/CentOS	boost-devel*

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RHEL/CentOS 6 users might want to look at the Boost 1.48 SCL or build a more recent Boost release.

Considerations:

• 1.48 or later needed for Boost.Geometry
• 1.54 or later needed for Boost.Geometry spatial indexes.