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< h1 > Boost Download and Installation< / h1 >
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The boost libraries are intended for easy download and < a href = "#Installation" > installation< / a > ;
many libraries require nothing more that downloading and unpacking to be ready
for use, including full documentation. When required, see < a href = "../tools/build/index.html" > Building
Boost Libraries< / a > to create object libraries.
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< h2 > Download< / h2 >
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The boost libraries are available in various formats:
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< li > < a href = "http://boost.sourceforge.net/release/" > HTTP download< / a > all of Boost as a single archive
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file (< a href = "#.zip" > .zip< / a > or < a href = "#.tar.gz" > .tar.gz< / a > ) file from our
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SourceForge HTTP site. Older versions also available. (This option is
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suggested first since it doesn't count against our web site host's monthly
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fee.)< / li >
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< li > < a href = "../boost_all.zip" > ZIP download< / a > all of Boost as a single archive
file from our web site.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "../boost_all.tar.gz" > TAR.GZ download< / a > all of Boost as a single archive
file from our web site.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "#CVS" > Command line< / a > or < a href = "#Browser" > browser< / a > access
to Boost's CVS repository.< / li >
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< li > Download individual files from links in the documentation on the web
site. Because of the number of files involved, and < a href = "../libs/hdr_depend.html" > header
dependencies< / a > , this option usually isn't very useful.< / li >
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< h3 > < a name = ".zip" > .zip< / a > file< / h3 >
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The .zip format is widely supported by both free decoders and
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commercial compress/archive utilities. If you don't already have a
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.zip file decoder, download one from the
< a href = "http://www.info-zip.org/" > Info-ZIP< / a >
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web site, which supplies versions for many operating systems.
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< p >
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Text file line endings in the .zip file are as supplied by each library
developer. This works fine for Windows, but not for Unix/Linux. The
.tar.gz file supplies Unix/Linux friendly line endings.
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< h3 > < a name = ".tar.gz" > .tar.gz< / a > file< / h3 >
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The .tar.gz format is widely supported on Unix/Linux platforms. Some
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Windows compress/archive utilities can read the format as well. Because
the gzip format compresses the archive as a single file rather than compressing
each file individually, the .tar.gz file is smaller that the .zip file.
< p > Text file line endings in the .tar.gz file have been converted to newlines
for ease of use on Unix/Linux platforms.< / p >
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< h3 > < a name = "CVS" > CVS< / a > command line access< / h3 >
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For those who have CVS installed, the libraries are also available
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from the public CVS repository. The general procedure for
command-line clients is something like this:
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cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.boost.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost login
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[Hit < return> when it asks for a password]
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cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.boost.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost checkout boost
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cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.boost.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost logout
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Read the manual for your CVS client for further information.
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< p >
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This access is read-only; if you are a library author and wish to have
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CVS write access, please contact one of the
< a href = "mailto:boost-owner@yahoogroups.com" > moderators< / a > .
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< h3 > CVS < a name = "Browser" > Browser< / a > access via WebCVS< / h3 >
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For access to the CVS archive from any modern web browser, you can also use the < a href = "http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/boost/boost/" > web
browser interface< / a > . Try one of the color diffs to see how a file
has changed over time.
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< h2 > < a name = "Installation" > Installation< / a > < / h2 >
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Many boost libraries are implemented entirely within their header
files. The only preparation for their use is to add the path for the
parent directory of the boost headers sub-directory to your compiler's
list of < code > #include< / code > search directories.
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< p >
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For example, using Windows 2000, if you have unzipped release 1.20.2
from boost_all.zip into the top level directory of your C drive, for
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Borland, GCC, and Metrowerks compilers add '-Ic:/boost_1_20_2' to the
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compiler command line, and for the Microsoft compiler add '/I
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"c:/boost_1_20_2"'. For IDE's, add 'c:/boost_1_20_2' (or whatever you
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have renamed it to) to the search list using the appropriate GUI
dialog.
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Some Boost libraries are implemented as separate source files, and
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thus require compilation into object libraries before any use. See < a href = "../tools/build/index.html" > Building
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Boost Libraries< / a > for an automatic tool to prepare such libraries.
Some of the individual libraries also include make and/or project files
for various compilers, but these will become obsolete as Boost.Build matures..
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Revised <!-- webbot bot="Timestamp" S - Type="EDITED" S - Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan --> 24 September, 2001<!-- webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i - checksum="39337" -->
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< p > Written by < a href = "../people/jens_maurer.htm" > Jens Maurer< / a >
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