ceph/src/boost/more/getting_started/detail/header-only.rst

   1 .. Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost
   2 .. Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
   3 .. file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
   4
   5 Header-Only Libraries
   6 =====================
   7
   8 The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build
   9 Boost?”  The good news is that often, there's nothing to build.
  10
  11 .. admonition:: Nothing to Build?
  12
  13   Most Boost libraries are **header-only**: they consist *entirely
  14   of header files* containing templates and inline functions, and
  15   require no separately-compiled library binaries or special
  16   treatment when linking.
  17
  18 .. .. _separate:
  19
  20 The only Boost libraries that *must* be built separately are:
  21
  22 * Boost.Chrono_
  23 * Boost.Context_
  24 * Boost.Filesystem_
  25 * Boost.GraphParallel_
  26 * Boost.IOStreams_
  27 * Boost.Locale_
  28 * Boost.Log_ (see `build documentation`__)
  29 * Boost.MPI_
  30 * Boost.ProgramOptions_
  31 * Boost.Python_ (see the `Boost.Python build documentation`__
  32   before building and installing it)
  33 * Boost.Regex_
  34 * Boost.Serialization_
  35 * Boost.Signals_
  36 * Boost.System_
  37 * Boost.Thread_
  38 * Boost.Timer_
  39 * Boost.Wave_
  40
  41 __ ../../libs/log/doc/html/log/installation/config.html
  42 __ ../../libs/python/doc/building.html
  43
  44 A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:
  45
  46 * Boost.DateTime_ has a binary component that is only needed if
  47   you're using its ``to_string``\ /\ ``from_string`` or serialization
  48   features, or if you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland.
  49
  50 * Boost.Graph_ also has a binary component that is only needed if
  51   you intend to `parse GraphViz files`__.
  52
  53 * Boost.Math_ has binary components for the TR1 and C99
  54   cmath functions.
  55
  56 * Boost.Random_ has a binary component which is only needed if
  57   you're using ``random_device``.
  58
  59 * Boost.Test_ can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
  60   mode, although **separate compilation is recommended for serious
  61   use**.
  62
  63 * Boost.Exception_ provides non-intrusive implementation of
  64   exception_ptr for 32-bit _MSC_VER==1310 and _MSC_VER==1400
  65   which requires a separately-compiled binary. This is enabled by
  66   #define BOOST_ENABLE_NON_INTRUSIVE_EXCEPTION_PTR.
  67
  68 __ ../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html