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<h1>Boost Mailing Lists and other resources</h1>
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via newsgroup)</h2>
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libraries. It is a good place to start if you are having
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You can also browse <a href=
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searchable archive</a>.</p>
<h2><a name="main" id="main">Boost</a> developers mailing list (also
available via newsgroup)</h2>
<p>This is the main Boost mailing list. It is high volume (over 1000
messages per month), very technical, and oriented toward Boost library
developers. It is also read by many other members interested in watching
the Boost library development process. Virtually all Boost decisions,
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<h3><a name="archive" id="archive">Archives</a> for Boost developers
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to the Boost community. On topic messages will include announcements of
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home page</a>.</p>
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mailing lists have been established for specific Boost projects:
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Archives</a> as well.
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single front-end for describing bindings with runtime-pluggable back
ends for binding to specific languages. It is <b>highly recommended</b>
that new subscribers read through the <a href=
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message history</a> <b>from the beginning</b> before posting; it will
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for Spirit developers (open to anyone who wishes to hang out with
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Spirit-devel</a>).
<h3><a name="boostdocs" id="boostdocs">Boost.Documentation</a>
list</h3>The SourceForge mailing list for the <a href=
"../doc/html/boostbook.html">Boost Documentation System</a> is located <a href=
"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs">here</a>.
GMane provides <a href=
"news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">NNTP
access</a> and <a href=
"http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">
Searchable Archives</a> as well.
<h3><a name="ublas" id="ublas">uBLAS development</a> (ublas-dev)
list</h3>A seperate user and developer mailing list for <a href=
"../libs/numeric/ublas/doc/index.htm">Boost uBLAS</a> specific topics is
located <a href="http://lists.boost.org/">here</a>.
<h3><a name="thread" id="thread">Thread development</a> (threads-devel)
list</h3>A seperate developer mailing list for <a href=
"../libs/thread/doc/index.html">Boost Thread</a> specific topics is
located
<a href="http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/threads-devel">here</a>.
<p><strong>Important: </strong>This mailing list is for the discussion of
the specification and implementation of Boost.Threads only —
questions regarding usage should be directed to the
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<a href="#main">Boost developers</a> list.
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access</a> and <a href=
"http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.threads-devel">
Searchable Archives</a> as well.
<h3><a name="testing" id="testing">Testing</a> list</h3>
<p>The setup, procedures and tools necessary for running Boost
regression tests are discussed on <a href=
"http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-testing">this
list</a>. The list main participants are regression runners - people
who run Boost tests on a variety of compilers and platforms, and the
maintainers of tools for collecting and processing test results.</p>
<p><b>Important:</b> questions relevant to a wider audience, including
questions about Boost.Test framework or test results for a particular
library, should be posted to main development list.</p><a href=
"news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">NNTP
access</a> and <a href=
"http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing">Searchable
Archives</a> are available on <a href="http://www.gmane.org">GMane</a>.
</dd>
</dl>
<h2>Boost <a name="sandbox" id="sandbox">Sandbox</a> CVS</h2>
<p>In addition to the main <a href="getting_started.html#CVS">Boost CVS
repository</a>, a separate Sandbox CVS is available for Boost developers
wishing to collaborate on projects prior to formal acceptance of a new
library. Read-only access is available <a href=
"http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/boost-sandbox/boost-sandbox/">
via the web</a>, or via CVS client at:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
<code>:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost-sandbox</code></p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>For write access</b> to the sandbox, contact the project admins
listed on its <a href=
"http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost-sandbox/">Sourceforge Project
Page</a>.</p>
<hr>
<p>Revised
<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y"
startspan -->04 December, 2005<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan
i-checksum="39365" --></p>
<p>Copyright Beman Dawes and David Abrahams 2001-2005</p>
<p>Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the Boost Software
License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file <a href=
"../LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy at <a href=
"http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>)</p>
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