-----Original Message----- From: Boost-users [mailto:boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of John Emmas Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:41 AM To: Boost-users@lists.boost.org Subject: [Boost-users] boost::uuid
Hello there,
I'm developing an app (originally written for Linux) which uses some UUID functionality that originally came from a set of e2fs utilities for Linux. I'm porting the app to Windows so naturally, the e2fs stuff doesn't build. I need to find a UUID implemntation that's more cross-platform - and of course,
obvious one to try is boost::uuid.
I first installed boost when it was at version 1.40 (1-2 years ago?) Anyway, my installed version doesn't include UUID so I decided to update to a more recent version. The most recent Windows installer I could find was for version 1.51, from BoostPro:-
http://www.boostpro.com/download/
Unfortunately, it probably isn't the absolute latest because BoostPro is apparently now discontinued - but it should be recent enough to include the UUID modules. From what I can gather, boost::uuid has been around since at least version 1.42. However, I hit a couple of problems:-
1) Firstly, I seem to get errors, no matter which mirror I use. I'll try again later, in case the errors go away.
2) Despite the errors, something does seem to get downloaded. However, rather than installing all
the the
source files / DLLs etc, I just get a subdirectory called "lib" which contains a bunch of zip files (over 100). My original (1.40) installation seemed to unpack everything for me.
3) AFAICT even ver 1.51 doesn't include any UUID functionality. There was nothing for UUID that was selectable in the installer - and none of the modules look like UUID. I seem to have boost::regex, boost::filesystem, boost:date_time and a whole load of other stuff - but no boost::uuid :-(
I then came across this web page which seems to suggest that all I need to do is add one header file to my existing installation (boost/uuid.hpp). Am I over-thinking this?? Is that all there is to it?? Thanks.
Biist.UUID is entirely header files - you do not need (and probably should not have) any static or dynamic/shared library files as provided previously by BoostPro to use Boost.UUID. You should download the more recent release of Boost files as described in http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/more/getting_started/index.html in \boost_1_54_0\boost\uuid\uuid_*.hpp etc you will find the files that you need for UUID. (These in turn rely on other Boost files, so you are living dangerously if you try to just pick out the files you need from the Boost 1.54 distribution! You have been warned. Unzip the whole 1.54 distribution.) http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/libs/uuid/uuid.html tells you all about it. HTH Paul --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com