Testing

• Introduction
• Regression Testing
• Acknowledgements

Introduction

Will all Boost libraries work with your compiler?  Unfortunately, the answer is "it depends". See the regression testing results to see exactly what works and what doesn't.

Boost libraries rely on modern C++ features such as templates and the C++ Standard Library.  Most modern compilers support those major features fairly well. But even today, years after the adoption of the C++ Standard, some compilers still don't support important minor features like partial template specialization.

Boost library authors often expend a great deal of effort trying to work around compiler deficiencies.  Nevertheless, some libraries will not compile at all with certain compilers or may have crippled functionality.  Even if the current release of a compiler supports a boost library, older versions of the compiler may not work properly.

Boost releases are run through regression tests which automatically generates compiler status tables for various platforms. Unless otherwise indicated, the C++ Standard Library implementation is the one shipped with the compiler.

Warnings:

• These tables are not a good indication of a particular compiler's compliance with the C++ Standard.  The Boost libraries often contain workarounds which mask compiler deficiencies.
• Some regression tests are run only occasionally, and so are relatively out-of-date.  Check the date for each table.

The development code is being updated several times a day, so it may contain bug fixes, compiler workarounds, new features, and even whole new libraries. It may be unstable, however.

Regression Testing

A group of voluteers donate CPU cycles, and large amounts of disk space, to collectively produce the regression testing result tables. Various Boost releases are tested for the benefit of library developers and interested users:

Version	Users	Developers
Main trunk	Summary	Summary	Unresolved Issues

Acknowledgements

The compiler status tables have been prepared with resources donated by a number of individuals, educational institutions, and companies. Boost would like to thank them for their support.

• 
  Borland

• 
  Intel Corporation

• 
  KAI Software

• 
  Microsoft

• Hewlett-Packard Company

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Open Systems Laboratory, University of Indiana

Note, however, that Boost does not endorse any product or service, nor does Boost guarantee that some or all of its libraries work with any of the products or services mentioned above.