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XL C/C++ V10.1 - Modification to Boost Libraries V1.34.1

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Abstract

The modification file contains source changes for the Boost 1.34.1 libraries so they will work with XL C/C++ V10.1

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About this modification file
This modification file is provided as a convenience to IBM XL C/C++ V10.1 customers who want to use the Boost 1.34.1 libraries in their application development. Use it to modify the Boost 1.34.1 libraries so they will work with the XL C/C++ compiler. The modification file does not extend or otherwise provide additional functionality to the Boost libraries.

IBM does not warrant or offer formal support for this modification file.

Installing the modification file
To build and use the Boost 1.34.1 libraries with the XL C/C++ compiler, you must first make a number of changes to the Boost source code. These source code changes are contained in a modification file that you can download and then apply using the patch utility provided by the operating system. The modification file provided for download on this page has been tested only with Boost release 1.34.1.

To use the modification file, you must perform the following steps:

1.Download Boost 1.34.1 from http://www.boost.org/
2.Extract the files from the package. Files will be created in the relative directory boost_1_34_1/.
3.Download boost_modfile.txt from the link provided further down in this page.
4.Run the command patch -p0 < boost_modfile.txt from the directory level immediately above boost_1_34_1/. This will apply the necessary changes to the Boost source code.

Download packages and information

Release dateSizeDownload
boost_modfile.txt11 Jul 20081483FTP
License Information23 Jul 2007545529FTP
International License Agreement23 Jul 20071488456FTP
Boost V1.34.1 - Regression Test Results with XL C/C++ for AIX V10.1 - AIX V5.311 Jul 2008-HTTP
Boost V1.34.1 - Regression Test Results with XL C/C++ for AIX V10.1 - AIX V6.111 Jul 2008-HTTP
Boost V1.34.1 - Regression Test Results with XL C/C++ for Linux V10.1 - RHEL512 Sep 2008-HTTP
Boost V1.34.1 - Regression Test Results with XL C/C++ for Linux V10.1 - SLES1012 Sep 2008-HTTP

Additional information
XL C/C++ for AIX, V10.1 has been tested with Python Version 2.4.4.

XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1 (RHEL5) has been tested with Python V2.4.3.

XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1 (SLES10) has been tested with Python V2.4.2.

Earlier versions, such as Python Version 2.3, will not work.

If you intend to run the built-in test harness, you should add the following environment variable setting at the top of boost_1_34_0/tools/regression/run_tests.sh

export LDR_CNTRL=MAXDATA=0x80000000

HTML reporting is extremely sensitive to how your directory paths are specified. Using soft links may cause the reporting to fail. Specifically, if you have a soft link for $boost_root and the name expands into a name of a different length, there will be a problem in finding the directory $boost_root/bin.v2/status/. To fix this problem, append the following lines after the definition of $boost_root:

cd $boost_root
boost_root=`pwd -P`

Original Publication Date

12 September 2008

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Modified date:
06 December 2018

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