- Boost-announce - lists.preview.boost.org

[boost] [TypeIndex] Peer review period for library acceptance begins, ending Thurs 21st Nov
by Niall Douglas 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

Boost community feedback is requested for the formal peer review of the TypeIndex library by Antony Polukhin. Feedback requested includes: 1. Should this library be accepted into Boost? 2. Any conditions which should be attached to acceptance into Boost e.g. fixes, additional testing, changes to documentation. Please be as specific as possible here (bullet points are good!) Peer review ends on Thursday 21st Nov, ten days from today. Based on your feedback, at that point I will decide if I recommend TypeIndex for inclusion in my report to the review wizards. Comments can be posted to boost(a)lists.boost.org if you expect others to comment on your post, or to me privately if you wish your comment to not be made public. What is Boost.TypeIndex? TypeIndex performs three main functions: 1. It provides a consistent, well defined, portable boost::typeid() implementation with a consistent, well defined, portable boost::type_info class implementation which mirrors std::type_info. Implementation-specific weirdnesses (e.g. std::type_info::raw_name(), the fact the hash_code is often terrible and collides frequently) are abstracted out into a single, portable API. 2. It provides the ability to convert a type into a uniquely identifiable, container indexable, boost::type_info instance (e.g. &typeid(T) or C++11 class std::type_index) with RTTI disabled, thereby removing the need for requiring RTTI enabled for many type_info use cases. Any features which require RTTI are very clearly denominated in the API's name. 3. It allows the following Boost libraries to eliminate their dependency on RTTI which is a big win for embedded systems use, and it supplies patches for these libraries replacing RTTI std::type_info with boost::type_info. Feedback from the maintainers and users of these Boost libraries is *particularly* welcomed: Any, Graph, Property Map, Property Tree, Test, Variant, Xpressive I believe that TypeIndex meets the Boost library requirements at http://www.boost.org/development/requirements.html, and I have personally verified that it builds and passes all unit tests on GCC 4.6, clang 3.0 and MSVCs 10-12 [1]. I should add that Antony has already done three rounds of changes according to my feedback, and my thanks to him for being so dilligent and responsive. NOTE: Please read the TypeIndex documentation (linked to below) before asking any questions e.g. about potential code bloat etc. You'll probably find the answer already there. Source code: https://github.com/apolukhin/type_index/zipball/master Github: https://github.com/apolukhin/type_index Documentation: http://apolukhin.github.com/type_index/index.html Any questions about topics not in the documentation? Please do ask. [1]: A single unit test currently always is reported as failing to link correctly on MSVC. Antony believes this to be a bug in Windows bjam, as the Jamfile marks the link as expected to fail using link-fail but bjam does not respect this on Windows in this one use case scenario (yet weirdly the other expected link failures work fine!). Niall -- Currently unemployed and looking for work. Work Portfolio: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/nialldouglas/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost

1 0

Boost 1.55.0 released!
by Marshall Clow 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Release 1.55.0 of the Boost C++ Libraries is now available. These open-source libraries work well with the C++ Standard Library, and are usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use. This release contains one new library and numerous enhancements and bug fixes for existing libraries. === New Libraries === • Predef: This library defines a set of compiler, architecture, operating system, library, and other version numbers from the information it can gather of C, C++, Objective C, and Objective C++ predefined macros or those defined in generally available headers, from Rene Rivera. === Known bugs with Visual Studio 2013/Visual C++ 12 === Visual Studio 2013 was released quite late in the release process, so there exist several unresolved issues. These include: • Serialization can't compile because of a missing include. • Using has_member_function_callable_with from Boost.Container's allocator_traits causes a compile error (#9332). • For several libraries overloads with intializer lists are incorrectly reported as ambiguous. This is a Visual C++ bug and it isn't clear if there's a good workaround. • In libraries such as Unordered and MultiIndex, calling overloaded functions with initializer lists can result in a compile error, with Visual C++ claiming that the overloads are ambiguous. This is a Visual C++ bug and it isn't clear if there's a good workaround. This won't affect code that doesn't use initializer lists, or uses an initializer list that doesn't require an implicit conversion (i.e. an initializer list of the container's exact value type). • Thread: ex_scoped_thread compile fails (#9333). For details, including download links, see http://www.boost.org/users/news/version_1.55.0 You can also download directly from SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.55.0/ To install this release on your system, see http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html Thanks, --The Boost release team Vladimir Prus Rene Rivera Marshall Clow Eric Niebler Daniel James Beman Dawes

1 0

C++Now 2014: Call for Submissions
by Hartmut Kaiser 20 Oct '13

20 Oct '13

============================================== C++ Now Conference 2014 Aspen CO, USA, May 12-17, 2014, www.cppnow.org ============================================== Call for Submissions -------------------- We invite you to submit session proposals to the 2nd annual C++ Now Conference (Aspen CO, USA, May 12-17, 2014). Building upon the resounding success of C++ Now 2013 and five years of BoostCon, C++ Now 2014 will present leading speakers from the whole C++ community. The C++ Now Conference is dedicated to discussion and education about C++, an open and free language and standard. Our Conference will focus on discussion and education about open source software usage and developments in the C++ developer and user community. To reflect the breadth of the C++ and Boost communities, the conference includes sessions aimed at three constituencies: C++ and Boost end-users, hard-core Boost library and tool developers, and researchers pushing the boundaries of computation. The program fosters interaction and engagement within and across those groups, with an emphasis on hands-on, participatory sessions. As a multi-paradigm language, C++ is a melting pot where the most compelling ideas from other programming communities are blended in powerful ways. Historically, some of the most popular sessions at C++ Now have highlighted these concepts, from DSLs to functional programming to transactional memory and more. Bring your C#, Python, Ruby or Haskell influences to bear in an environment that will broaden their exposure. At C++ Now 2014 we would like to focus on the now established C++11 standard and the new, upcoming C++14 and how those standard are and will shape C++'s future. However, by no means this is intended to restrict the topics of proposals we hope to see. Any other topic related to C++ as outlined below is perfectly fine for submission. Important dates --------------- New proposal submissions due: December 8th, 2013. Proposals decisions sent (tentative program available): January 30th, 2014. Fully scheduled program available: February 24th, 2014. Best Presentation Awards ------------------------ We know how much effort it takes to prepare talks for our conference. For this reason we will award the best presentations in the following categories: Best Presentation, Best Short Presentation, Best Tutorial, and Best Workshop. The awards will be given based on the audience's voting. Each award will include the author's name listed on the cover of the C++ Now website for that year and a plaque containing all the C++ Now conference information. Session topics -------------- Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following: * C++11/14 and how it changes life for users and library writers * General tutorial sessions on C++11/14, the C++11/14 Standards library, and one or more Boost libraries * Parallelism in the new C++11/14 standard * Parallel, distributed and GPGPU topics relating to C++ * In-depth sessions on using specific Boost libraries * Case studies on using Boost * Experts panels * Advanced sessions on implementation techniques used within Boost libraries * Development workshops to extend or enhance existing Boost libraries * Workshops on design process * Infrastructure workshops such as Build tools, Website, Testing * Concepts and Generic Programming * Hardware and infrastructure presentations focused on how libraries can make better use of the technology * Software development tools and their application to C++ and or Boost * Other topics likely to be of great interest to C++ users and developers Interactive and collaborative sessions are encouraged, as this is the style of learning and participation that has proven most successful at such events. Sessions can be tutorial based, with an emphasis on interaction and participant involvement, or workshop based, whether hands-on programming or paper-based, discussion-driven collaborative work. Session formats --------------- Presentations Presentations focus on a practitioner's ideas and experience with anything relevant to C++11 or C++14, Boost and users. Panels Panels feature three or four people presenting their ideas and experiences relating to C++11 or C++14 and Boost's relevant, controversial, emerging, or unresolved issues. Panels may be conducted in several ways, such as comparative, analytic, or historic. Tutorials Tutorials are sessions at which instructors teach conference participants specific skills relevant to C++11 or C++14 and Boost. Workshops Workshops provide an active arena for advancements in Boost-relevant topics. Workshops provide the opportunity for experienced practitioners to develop new ideas about a topic of common interest and experience. Author's Corner Presentations These were introduced at BoostCon 2008, and were a great success. They are short (30 minute) sessions, focusing on tips on usage and design. In addition, we're looking to uncover the hidden design gems in Boost libraries. Tool Vendors Presentations We actively encourage tool vendors and ISP's to submit proposals for a special Tool Vendors Session Track aimed at products related to Boost and C++ (compilers, libraries, tools, etc.). Other formats may also be of interest. Don't hold back a proposal just because it doesn't fit into a pigeonhole. Submitting a proposal --------------------- Standard Sessions are 90 minutes. You may submit a proposal for fractions or multiples of 90-minutes. Fractional proposals will be grouped into 90 minute sessions covering related topics. Longer sessions, such as tutorials and classes, will be assigned three hour (i.e. half day), or six hour (i.e. full day) time slots. Please include: * The working title. * Type of session: presentation, panel, tutorial, workshop, authors corner, vendor track, other. * A paragraph or two describing the topic covered, suitable for the conference web site. * Proposed length: 10-20 minute short talks, 45 minutes, 90 minutes, half day, full day. * Alternate lengths, if you are willing to make adjustments: 10-20 minute short-talks, 45 minutes, 90 minutes, half-day, full day. * Audience: users, developers, both. * Level: basic, intermediate, advanced. * A biography, suitable for the conference web site. * Your contact information (will not be made public). Submission details ------------------ All submissions should be made through the EasyChair conference management system: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cppnow2014. If you have not already registered at EasyChair, you will need to do so in order to submit your proposal. All submissions will go through a peer review process. Authors are invited (but are not required) to submit PDF versions of full papers of up to 10 pages in ACM conference proceedings format (see http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) The full papers are not required unless you want them published in the proceedings. All accepted proposals will be made available in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library (approval pending). Best papers, after further reviews, will be considered to be book chapters or journal articles in a renowned journal. The session materials go on the C++ Now website and will be available to attendees. For general information on the C++ Now 2014 paper submission or the scope of technical papers solicited; please refer to the conference website at www.cppnow.org. For any other questions about the submission process or paper format, please contact the Program Committee at cppnow2014(a)easychair.com. If you have any technical problems with EasyChair, please contact EasyChair for help. Note: Presenters must agree to grant a non-exclusive perpetual license to publish submitted materials, either electronically or in print, in any media related to C++ Now. Hartmut Kaiser, email: hartmut.kaiser(a)gmail.com (Program Committee Chair) Joel Falcou, email: joel.falcou(a)lri.fr (Program Committee Chair) Jon Kalb, email: dave(a)boostpro.com (Conference Chair) On behalf of the conference organizers

1 0

NT2 and Boost.SIMD beta 2 available
by Joel Falcou 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

This following releases updates NT2 and Boost.SIMD libraries.10 months had past and 176 Issues have been closed since last beta release and more than 2000 commits have been issued. Boost.SIMD is heading toward API stability. We want to tackle ons ome more compile time issues before going for an actual Boost Review. Special thanks to Tim Blenchmann and Domagoj Saric for their help and suggestions throughout this development. The release Changelog is here : https://github.com/MetaScale/nt2/releases The files can be download from : http://nt2.metascale.org/downloads/ The Documentation (in progress) is here : http://nt2.metascale.org/doc/html/index.html

1 0

[1.55.0] Beta 1 Available
by Marshall Clow 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Boost release 1.55.0 beta 1 is now available from SourceForge See http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.55.0.beta.1/ This release contains 1 new library: * Predef: This library defines a set of compiler, architecture, operating system, library, and other version numbers from the information it can gather of C, C++, Objective C, and Objective C++ predefined macros or those defined in generally available headers, from Rene Rivera. For details of what's in the release, see http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_55_0.html. Note that the links to files on this web page are for the final release - use the SourceForge link above to get the beta files. Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team

1 0

1.55.0 beta 1 release candidates available for testing
by Marshall Clow 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Release candidate files for 1.55.0 beta 1 are available at http://boost.cowic.de/rc/ As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy. This helps ensure the candidates build OK before we push them out to SourceForge. The files (and associated md5s) are: 9fa020efb06f5485628c646451b927c6 *boost_1_55_0b1_rc1.tar.gz 02d26b038ac96f19c3478d0c45a63c9b *boost_1_55_0b1_rc1.tar.bz2 de5f7d60b2387c4fe3d03eb327f095a9 *boost_1_55_0b1_rc1.zip 7deb9063846873452e6ec6918cb75a87 *boost_1_55_0b1_rc1.7z Thanks, --The release managers

1 0

Boost 1.54.0 released!
by Marshall Clow 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Release 1.54.0 of the Boost C++ Libraries is now available. These open-source libraries work well with the C++ Standard Library, and are usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use. This release contains five new libraries and numerous enhancements and bug fixes for existing libraries. New Libraries: Log: Logging library, from Andrey Semashev. TTI: Type Traits Introspection library, from Edward Diener. Type Erasure: Runtime polymorphism based on concepts. For details, including download links, see http://www.boost.org/users/news/version_1.54.0 You can also download directly from SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.54.0/ To install this release on your system, see http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html Thanks, --The Boost release team Beman Dawes Daniel James Eric Niebler Marshall Clow Rene Rivera Vladimir Prus

1 0

[1.54.0] Beta 1 Available
by Marshall Clow 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Boost release 1.54.0 beta 1 is now available from SourceForge See http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.54.0.beta.1/ This release contains 3 new libraries: • Log: Logging library, from Andrey Semashev. • TTI: Type Traits Introspection library, from Edward Diener. • Type Erasure: Runtime polymorphism based on concepts. and numerous enhancements and bug fixes for existing libraries. For details of what's in the release, see http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_54_0.html. Note that the links to files on this web page are for the final release - use the SourceForge link above to get the beta files. Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team

1 0

[1.54.0] Beta Release Candidates available
by Marshall Clow 30 May '13

30 May '13

Release candidate files for 1.54.0 beta 1 are available at http://boost.cowic.de/rc/ As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy. This helps ensure the candidates build OK before we push them out to SourceForge. The files (and associated md5s) are: 31266b7dcc6f557ad839e4e87317cd6e *boost_1_54_0_beta1_rc1.tar.gz fbf7be9cbaf9ea6fb21ae73d0c17100d *boost_1_54_0_beta1_rc1.tar.bz2 7de4299ab69c941e83fe3fc46dddc15f *boost_1_54_0_beta1_rc1.zip c73e5118ff585d9f1d68542f96a0758a *boost_1_54_0_beta1_rc1.7z Thanks, --The release managers

1 0

[REVIEW] Boost.Predef
by Joel Falcou 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Hi all, first, I want to apologize for the delay in getting this review results out. Looks like my last email get lost at some point. Anyway, after the initial review of Rene Riviera Boost.Predef, my decision was to Conditionnally Accept Boost.Predef under the request that the comments raised during the review period were addressed. Since then, Rene worked hard on actually making those changes so I now feel confident to announce that Boost.Predef is ACCEPTED as a Boost library. Regards

1 0