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| Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries. | Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries. | ||||
| The emphasis is on libraries that work well with the C++ Standard | The emphasis is on libraries that work well with the C++ Standard | ||||
| Library. Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable | Library. Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable | ||||
| across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages | across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages | ||||
| both commercial and non-commercial use. | both commercial and non-commercial use. | ||||
| The goal is to establish "existing practice" and provide reference | The goal is to establish "existing practice" and provide reference | ||||
| implementations so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual | implementations so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual | ||||
| standardization. Ten Boost libraries are already included in the C++ | standardization. Ten Boost libraries are already included in the C++ | ||||
| Standards Committee's Library Technical Report (TR1) and will be in | Standards Committee's Library Technical Report (TR1) and will be in | ||||
| the new C++0x Standard now being finalized. C++0x will also include | the new C++0x Standard now being finalized. C++0x will also include | ||||
| several more Boost libraries in addition to those from TR1. More Boost | several more Boost libraries in addition to those from TR1. More Boost | ||||
| libraries are proposed for TR2. | libraries are proposed for TR2. | ||||
| NOTE: This package does not contain Boost.Python, it's in | NOTE: This package does not contain Boost.Python, it's in | ||||
| devel/boost-python-libs (python 2) and devel/boost-python3-libs (python 3). | devel/boost-python-libs. | ||||
| WWW: http://www.boost.org/ | WWW: http://www.boost.org/ | ||||