boost

Collection of portable C++ source libraries.

Latest version: 1.92.0

Add to xmake.lua

add_requires("boost 1.92.0")

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Information

License
BSL-1.0
Recipe updated
2026-09-06T23:36:29.000Z

Platforms

  • android: armeabi, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, riscv64, x86, x86_64, mips, mip64
  • msys: i386, x86_64
  • mingw: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64
  • windows: x86, x64, arm, arm64, arm64ec
  • linux: i386, x86_64, armv7, armv7s, arm64, mips, mips64, mipsel, mips64el, loong64, riscv64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sparc64
  • bsd: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, riscv64, sparc64
  • harmony: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64
  • cross: i386, x86_64, arm, armv7, arm64, mips, mips64, mips64el, riscv, riscv64, loong64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sh4, sparc64
  • wasm: wasm32, wasm64
  • iphoneos: arm64, x86_64
  • macosx: x86_64, arm64

Options

all
Enable all library modules support. · Type: boolean · Default: false
asio
Enable asio library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
atomic
Enable atomic library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
bzip2
Enable bzip2 for iostreams · Type: boolean · Default: false
charconv
Enable charconv library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
chrono
Enable chrono library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
cmake
Use cmake build system (>= 1.86) · Type: boolean · Default: true
cobalt
Enable cobalt library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
config
Enable config library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
container
Enable container library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
context
Enable context library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
contract
Enable contract library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
coroutine
Enable coroutine library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
date_time
Enable date_time library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
exception
Enable exception library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
fiber
Enable fiber library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
filesystem
Enable filesystem library. · Type: boolean · Default: true
graph
Enable graph library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
graph_parallel
Enable graph_parallel library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
header_only
Enable header only modules · Type: boolean · Default: false
icu
Enable icu for regex/locale · Type: boolean · Default: false
iostreams
Enable iostreams library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
json
Enable json library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
locale
Enable locale library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
log
Enable log library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
lzma
Enable lzma for iostreams · Type: boolean · Default: false
math
Enable math library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
mpi
Enable mpi library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
multi
Enable multi-thread support (only for b2) · Type: boolean · Default: true
nowide
Enable nowide library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
openssl
Enable openssl for mysql/redis · Type: boolean · Default: false
process
Enable process library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
program_options
Enable program_options library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
python
Enable python library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
pyver
python version x.y, etc. 3.10 (only for b2) · Default: 3.10
random
Enable random library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
regex
Enable regex library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
serialization
Enable serialization library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
spirit
Enable spirit library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
stacktrace
Enable stacktrace library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
system
Enable system library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
test
Enable test library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
thread
Enable thread library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
timer
Enable timer library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
type_erasure
Enable type_erasure library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
url
Enable url library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
uuid
Enable uuid library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
wave
Enable wave library. · Type: boolean · Default: false
zlib
Enable zlib for iostreams · Type: boolean · Default: false
zstd
Enable zstd for iostreams · Type: boolean · Default: false

Versions

  • 1.70.0
  • 1.72.0
  • 1.73.0
  • 1.74.0
  • 1.75.0
  • 1.76.0
  • 1.77.0
  • 1.78.0
  • 1.79.0
  • 1.80.0
  • 1.81.0
  • 1.82.0
  • 1.83.0
  • 1.84.0
  • 1.85.0
  • 1.86.0
  • 1.87.0
  • 1.88.0
  • 1.89.0
  • 1.90.0
  • 1.91.0-1
  • 1.92.0

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Install with xrepo

Install the package independently of a project and inspect its available configuration.

install

xrepo install "boost 1.92.0"

show info

xrepo info "boost"

Link a library to your target

Declare the requirement, then attach the library to the target that uses it.

xmake.lua

add_requires("boost 1.92.0")

target("demo")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.cpp")
    add_packages("boost")

Open a package environment

Open a shell with the environment exported by this package. Use the executable names documented by the package.

enter shell

xrepo env -b "boost 1.92.0" shell