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.. Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost
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.. Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
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.. file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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Header-Only Libraries
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=====================
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The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build
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Boost?” The good news is that often, there's nothing to build.
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.. admonition:: Nothing to Build?
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Most Boost libraries are **header-only**: they consist *entirely
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of header files* containing templates and inline functions, and
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require no separately-compiled library binaries or special
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treatment when linking.
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.. .. _separate:
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The only Boost libraries that *must* be built separately are:
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* Boost.Filesystem_
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* Boost.GraphParallel_
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* Boost.IOStreams_
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* Boost.MPI_
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* Boost.ProgramOptions_
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* Boost.Python_ (see the `Boost.Python build documentation`__
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before building and installing it)
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* Boost.Regex_
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* Boost.Serialization_
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* Boost.Signals_
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* Boost.System_
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* Boost.Thread_
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* Boost.Wave_
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__ ../../libs/python/doc/building.html
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A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:
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* Boost.DateTime_ has a binary component that is only needed if
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you're using its ``to_string``\ /\ ``from_string`` or serialization
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features, or if you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland.
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* Boost.Graph_ also has a binary component that is only needed if
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you intend to `parse GraphViz files`__.
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* Boost.Math_ has binary components for the TR1 and C99
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cmath functions.
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* Boost.Random_ has a binary component which is only needed if
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you're using ``random_device``.
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* Boost.Test_ can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
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mode, although **separate compilation is recommended for serious
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use**.
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__ ../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html
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