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[geometry] Planning switch to C++11
by Mateusz Loskot 26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

Hi, We are planning to switch Boost.Geometry to C++11 https://github.com/boostorg/geometry/issues/590 Is the following procedure sensible: 1. Warn users on the Boost mailing lists about the planned switch to C++11 2. Make the switch (update the codebase) 3. Release the Boost.Geometry as C++11 e.g. with Boost 1.75 4. Announce on the Boost mailing lists that Boost.Geometry requires C++11 Are there any recommendations or requirements on how we should proceed? Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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[GSoC 2020] Proposal Review for Boost.Multiprecision
by aman mahansaria 26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

Hello Boost Team, I have prepared my draft proposal for Boost.Multiprecision project on Extending and optimizing the library for thousands of bits. The link for the same is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgDtR2VCoxq0FFPCyK50l6crG9GMrTKkDYDCRoi… Please kindly provide your valuable feedback on the same. I had also submitted the same for review on the GSoC site as well. Let me know in case there is any issue with viewing of the document. Thanks and Regards, Aman Mahansaria First Year M.Tech CSE, NIT Trichy

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[GSoC 2020] Proposal Review for Boost.Multiprecision
by Ram Nad 26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

Hello Everyone, I have prepared my draft proposal for Boost.Multiprecision project on Extending and optimizing the library for thousands of bits. Here is the link, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C0GkLYGuBjLvIdp-NvGJAjxwtUvY7xfNGxOlaOW… I have been in touch with the potential mentors of this project for quite some time now. This proposal is result of my discussions with them. Please kindly provide your valuable feedback on the same. P.S. I have also submitted the same for review on the GSoC site as well. Also, please let me know if there are some visibility issues or comment access is not working. Thank you Ram Nad Second Year CSE Undergraduate Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City

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[gsoc20] Proposal review for extending Boost.Multiprecision to higher precision
by dim131 26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

Hi Boost community, I have prepared a draft of my proposal for extending and optimising Boost.Multiprecision to higher precision, after an initial discussion with Christopher Kormanyos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/100he6gJnUCilhsEiRWaL7PYi0IZaAL4tJfu-D3y… Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Dim131 -- Sent from: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Boost-Dev-f2600599.html

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[lightweight_test] cpp_main convention
by Mateusz Loskot 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

Hi, I noticed this as popular convention across Boost libraries (e.g. endian) to deal with test cases that may throw or leak exceptions: int cpp_main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { test(); return ::boost::report_errors(); } int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { try { return cpp_main( argc, argv ); } catch( std::exception const & x ) { BOOST_ERROR( x.what() ); return boost::report_errors(); } } Is there any reason to prefer that one over this one? int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { try { test(); } catch( std::exception const & x ) { BOOST_ERROR( x.what() ); } return boost::report_errors(); } Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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Preliminary release schedule for 1.73.0
by Marshall Clow 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

We missed the start of the release cycle for 1.73.0. Bad release managers. No biscuit. Here's my preliminary schedule for the 1.73.0 release: 25-Mar Boost 1.73.0 closed for new libraries and breaking changes 1-Apr Boost 1.73.0 closed for major changes 8-Apr Boost 1.73.0 closed for beta ASAP Boost 1.73.0 beta 22-Apr Boost 1.73.0 closed for release ASAP Boost 1.73.0 release "ASAP", in this list, means "As soon as possible after the preceding milestone" Please let me know if you see any problems with this. -- Marshall

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Strange failure in regression matrix
by Alexander Grund 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

Hi, I got a failure of Boost.Nowide develop (and master) for msvc-14.0 in the regression matrix although that configuration is tested as far as I can tell. Furthermore there isn't any indication WHAT failed, see https://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/output/teeks99-09… Am I missing anything or is this a quirk of the regression tester? Thanks, Alex

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Bug in Boost.Asio strand(strand<OtherExecutor>&& other)
by Niklas Gürtler 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

Hello, there is a bug in the Boost.Asio strand::strand(strand<OtherExecutor>&& other) move constructor as it tries to do an invalid cast on the wrong object. A friend declaration is also required to access the private members of the other strand. I submitted a PR https://github.com/boostorg/asio/pull/333 to address this issue. Regards, Niklas

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[gsoc] Example of exceptional project proposal
by Mateusz Loskot 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

...as it is not Dear students, if you aim to submit proposals like this, then please don't bother polluting the GSoC space with such rubbish. Please, let's display some minimum of professionalism and respect to each other. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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[GSoC 2020] Proposal Review
by Ayush Bansal 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

Hi Boost Community, I have prepared a draft of my Proposal for Boost.GIL's Project on Implementation of Image Processing Algorithms. I'd love to hear your comments on the same. Link to Proposal - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JwHOxS6DG0c0GgvBnpSmvxz1PtgMMlrga9FJOyO… Please let me know you reviews :) Thank you and Regards Ayush Bansal Fifth Year Undergraduate Student Department of Computer Science and Engineering IIT Kharagpur LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayush-bansal-b0727a116/>

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