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diff --git a/more/getting_started/detail/header-only.rst b/more/getting_started/detail/header-only.rst deleted file mode 100644 index b20a9976bc..0000000000 --- a/more/getting_started/detail/header-only.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -.. Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -.. Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -.. file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) - -Header-Only Libraries -===================== - -The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build -Boost?” The good news is that often, there's nothing to build. - -.. admonition:: Nothing to Build? - - Most Boost libraries are **header-only**: they consist *entirely - of header files* containing templates and inline functions, and - require no separately-compiled library binaries or special - treatment when linking. - -.. .. _separate: - -The only Boost libraries that *must* be built separately are: - -* Boost.Chrono_ -* Boost.Context_ -* Boost.Filesystem_ -* Boost.GraphParallel_ -* Boost.IOStreams_ -* Boost.Locale_ -* Boost.Log_ (see `build documentation`__) -* Boost.MPI_ -* Boost.ProgramOptions_ -* Boost.Python_ (see the `Boost.Python build documentation`__ - before building and installing it) -* Boost.Regex_ -* Boost.Serialization_ -* Boost.Thread_ -* Boost.Timer_ -* Boost.Wave_ - -__ ../../libs/log/doc/html/log/installation/config.html -__ ../../libs/python/doc/html/building.html - -A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries: - -* Boost.DateTime_ has a binary component that is only needed if - you're using its ``to_string``\ /\ ``from_string`` or serialization - features, or if you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland. - -* Boost.Graph_ also has a binary component that is only needed if - you intend to `parse GraphViz files`__. - -* Boost.Math_ has binary components for the TR1 and C99 - cmath functions. - -* Boost.Random_ has a binary component which is only needed if - you're using ``random_device``. - -* Boost.Test_ can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled” - mode, although **separate compilation is recommended for serious - use**. - -* Boost.Exception_ provides non-intrusive implementation of - exception_ptr for 32-bit _MSC_VER==1310 and _MSC_VER==1400 - which requires a separately-compiled binary. This is enabled by - #define BOOST_ENABLE_NON_INTRUSIVE_EXCEPTION_PTR. - -* Boost.System_ is header-only since Boost 1.69. A stub library is - still built for compatibility, but linking to it is no longer - necessary. - -__ ../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html |