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By Hartmut Kaiser | Feb 15, 2014 09:04 AM | Tags: c++11 boost
TThe first stable release of the 3.x series of MetaScale’s open-source software is available: NT² 3.0. It also includes its spin-off project, Boost.SIMD (not yet a Boost library). Many Issues have been closed since last beta. The main focus of this release cycle was to fix performances issues and to stabilize some parts of the API.
NT² 3.0 Release Announcement
Source and binary packages can be downloaded here
Full changelog is available here
By marshall | Jan 6, 2014 11:49 AM | Tags: None
This morning, LLVM version 3.4 was released!
The latest version of the LLVM C++ compiler (Clang) and the standard library (libc++), fully implements the C++14 draft standard.
Release notes for clang are here:
and you can download the LLVM release here:
By Meeting C++ | Dec 4, 2013 10:53 AM | Tags: wxwidgets intermediate c++11 basics
A few weeks ago wxWidgets3.0 was released, now it's time to take a look at it:
Say hello to wxWidgets3.0
From the Article
I remember the times, when wxWidgets 3.0 was already talked about, several years ago. Now, its been published in November, though I have to take a look at it. I've been using wxWidgets for years, but moved on to Qt for my own projects. So, lets have a look at wxWidgets 3.0...
By Blog Staff | Nov 25, 2013 04:21 PM | Tags: None
The HSA Foundation together with AMD and Microsoft recently announced an open source C++ AMP compiler implementation they have been working on, using the Clang/LLVM C++ compiler as a base but currently separate from Clang/LLVM. The implementation targets OpenCL, HSAIL, and SPIR 1.2 on Linux and other non-Windows platforms. When the work is finished, the intention is to approach the LLVM community to offer this work as a contribution back to the official Clang/LLVM code base if there is interest.
C++ AMP is an open specification from Microsoft that enables STL-like C++ extensions for massively parallel computation using GPUs and vector units, and is part of the basis for the Parallel STL proposal now under consideration for standardized parallel computations on multicore and vector hardware.
AMD released on Nov 12, 2013 a fully open sourced C++ AMP compiler based on CLANG/LLVM with outputs to OpenCL and Khronos Group SPIR 1.2 initially. This compiler will have HSAIL support in early 2014 for HSA platforms. This initial focus is bring about Linux support for C++AMP, complete with GPU acceleration. AMD is also bringing their BOLT Standard Template library over to be qualified with this tool chain.
Microsoft is engaged with AMD and MultiCoreWare, by providing design and validation inputs to help drive the success of this project.
Coverage:
Bringing C++ AMP Beyond Windows via CLANG and LLVM
By Eric Niebler | Nov 22, 2013 12:56 PM | Tags: boost
The historically monolithic Boost project is (finally!) migrating to git, with each library in Boost moving into its own repository on github. The goal is to foster a more agile nimble development model and a more active library ecosystem. Create your own forks, hack, submit pull requests, and do all the good things that distributed version control lets you do. From the announcement on the Boost mailing list:
Subversion repository closing. Conversion to Git imminent.
by Beman Dawes
The Boost Steering Committee has given the final approval for the conversion from Subversion to Git, including the modularization of Boost library repositories.
The Subversion repository will be closed for all changes to all branches, including the sandbox, Sunday, November 23 2013, 00:00 hours UTC. That's 8 PM Saturday, US East Coast time, and 5 PM US West Coast time.
Please make no svn commits after that time. We will be adding a pre-commit hook that prevents commits, but please do not wait for that becomes active.
After svn is closed, the conversion will be run one last time, and then turned off. Then there is a week set aside for final validity checks, testing, and general scurrying around. When that is done, the boostorg repo on GitHub will open for business. If everything goes smoothly, it may take less than a week but if there are glitches it may take longer.
--Beman
By Blog Staff | Nov 18, 2013 03:26 PM | Tags: None
Microsoft has announced a new Visual C++ Compiler CTP (Community Technology Preview):
Announcing the Visual C++ Compiler November 2013 CTP
In addition to the ISO C++ features added in last month's Visual c++ 2013 full release, this CTP adds the following additional ISO C++11 and draft ISO C++14 features in preview form:
=default)& and && for *this")alignof/alignas__func__sizeofconstexpr (except for member functions)noexcept (unconditional)decltype(auto)await
The new CTP installs as a new toolset under the Visual C++ 2013 IDE, allowing editing and building using the new Visual C++ compiler through the current shipping IDE. As this is a CTP, however, there is not yet other IDE support, and so for example the IDE may display red squiggles on valid code that will actually compile and run, as shown in the accompanying screenshot which exercises a generic lambda function having an auto parameter. If you do not already have a copy of Visual C++ 2013 installed and would like a free copy, several versions of the Visual C++ 2013 Express optimizing compiler are available for free via the Visual Studio Downloads page.
By VZ | Nov 18, 2013 06:04 AM | Tags: None
A new stable release of wxWidgets, the open source C++ library for creating cross-platform GUI applications with native look and feel, is now available.
This 3.0 release is a culmination of several years of work since the previous stable 2.8 series and so brings many important improvements compared to it, such as:
webview library providing integration with the platform native HTML-rendering engine.propgrid and ribbon libraries.wxRichMessageDialog, wxInfoBar, wxCommandLinkButton, wxHeaderCtrl, wxRearrangeCtrl, wxTreeListCtrl, wxTimePickerCtrl, wxRichToolTip, wxBannerWindow, wxPersistentXXX and other classes.as well as a huge number of other new features and bug fixes.
More information is available at wxWidgets home page and in the online documentation.
By Hartmut Kaiser | Nov 13, 2013 04:25 PM | Tags: performance parallelism distributed computing concurrency c++14 c++11
The STE||AR Group at Loisiana State University has released V0.9.7 of HPX -- A general purpose parallel C++ runtime system for applications of any scale.
HPX V0.9.7 Released
The newest version of HPX (V0.9.7) is now available for download! Over the past few months...
From the announcement:
By marshall | Nov 11, 2013 01:01 PM | Tags: None
Release 1.55.0 of the Boost C++ Libraries is now available:
Boost Version 1.55.0
These open-source libraries work well with the C++ Standard Library, and are usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use.
This release contains one new library and numerous enhancements and bug fixes for existing libraries.
New libraries:
By Blog Staff | Nov 7, 2013 02:34 PM | Tags: None
A few hours ago, Clang completed checkin 194194 to be feature-complete for draft C++14 including both language extensions and standard library features. (Note: The library conformance requires using libc++, instead of libstdc++ which is supported on more platforms but is not as conforming.) Congratulations to the Clang team for this achievement!
With this progress, it appears that the next release of Clang and LLVM, expected in December or January, will be draft C++14 feature-complete. C++14 itself may still undergo final changes at the February 2014 ISO C++ meeting, which is expected to be the final meeting for technical tweaks to the contents of C++14.