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† |
- *
- Ubuntu 14.04 users should install
libboost1.55-all-devrather than the generic package, to build with Boost 1.55 rather than the default 1.54 version. - †
- RHEL/CentOS 6 users should build a more recent Boost release. RHEL/CentOS 7 users can use the packaged Boost, but note it is missing a number of desirable features mentioned below, and it may be worth updating to a more recent version.
Considerations:
- 1.54 or later needed for Boost.Geometry spatial indexes.
- 1.54 or later needed for Boost.Log
- 1.54 or later needed for Boost.Filesystem
absolute()andcanonical()functions.
