Boost C++ Libraries

The Boost project provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.

We emphasize libraries that work well with the C++ Standard Library. Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use and does not require attribution for binary use.

The project website is www.boost.org, where you can obtain more information and download the current release.

Cloning

Clone the superproject repository with all submodules and checkout the master as the default branch:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root

or checkout the develop branch with the latest development snapshot:

git clone --branch develop --recurse-submodules https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root

Alternatively, clone just the superproject repository, then clone a desired submodule together with its dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
cd boost-root
git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py filesystem

Alternatively, clone just the superproject repository, then manually pick individual submodules:

git clone https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
cd boost-root
git submodule --quiet update --init \
    tools/build \
    tools/boost_install \
    tools/boostdep \
    libs/headers