Boost C++ Libraries

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Release Notes

Boost 1.58 Release
Boost 1.57 Release
Boost 1.56 Release
Boost 1.55 Release
Boost 1.54 Release
Boost 1.53 Release
Boost 1.51 Release
Boost 1.49 Release

Boost 1.58 Release

Added BOOST_MOVE_BASE utility.
Added adl_move_swap utility.
Reduced dependencies on other Boost libraries to make the library a bit more lightweight.
Fixed bugs:
- Trac #11044: "boost::rv inherits off union, when such passed as template argument".

Boost 1.57 Release

Added unique_ptr smart pointer. Thanks to Howard Hinnant for his excellent unique_ptr emulation code and testsuite.
Added move_if_noexcept utility. Thanks to Antony Polukhin for the implementation.
Fixed bugs:

Boost 1.56 Release

Boost 1.55 Release

Fixed bugs #7952, #8764, #8765, #8842, #8979.

Boost 1.54 Release

Fixed bugs #7969, #8231, #8765.

Boost 1.53 Release

Better header segregation (bug #6524).
Small documentation fixes
Replaced deprecated BOOST_NO_XXXX with newer BOOST_NO_CXX11_XXX macros.
Fixed #7830, #7832.

Boost 1.51 Release

Fixed bugs #7095, #7031.

Boost 1.49 Release

Fixed bugs #6417, #6183, #6185, #6395, #6396,