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# Boost.Compat
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Boost.Compat is a repository of C++11 implementations
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of standard components added in later C++ standards. Its
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target audience is Boost library authors whose libraries
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support a lower C++ standard, but wish to utilize a component
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added in a subsequent one.
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The criteria for inclusion in Boost.Compat are as follows:
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* The implementation should be relatively simple and
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header-only.
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* The component must implement the standard functionality
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exactly, without deviations or extensions. This allows
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(but does not require) the implementation to be a simple
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`using` declaration in case the standard component is
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available.
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* The component must not depend on any Boost libraries
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except Boost.Config, Boost.Assert, or Boost.ThrowException.
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* The component must not be a vocabulary type, visible in
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the library APIs. The user should never see a `boost::compat`
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type; the use of Compat types should be confined to library
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implementations.
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