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June 2024

June 26, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 closed for new libraries and breaking changes
Release branch is closed for new libraries and breaking changes to existing libraries. Still open for bug fixes and other routine changes to all libraries without release manager review.

July 2024

July 3, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 closed for major changes
Release closed for major code changes. Still open for serious problem fixes and docs changes without release manager review.

 July 10, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 closed for beta
Release closed for all changes

 July 17, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 beta
Beta posted for download.

 July 18, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 open for bug fixes
Release open for bug fixes and documentation updates. Other changes by permission of a release manager.

August 2024

Aug. 7, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 closed
Release closed for all changes

 Aug. 14, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 release
Release posted for download.

October 2024

Oct. 23, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 closed for new libraries and breaking changes
Release branch is closed for new libraries and breaking changes to existing libraries. Still open for bug fixes and other routine changes to all libraries without release manager review.

 Oct. 30, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 closed for major changes
Release closed for major code changes. Still open for serious problem fixes and docs changes without release manager review.

November 2024

Nov. 6, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 closed for beta
Release closed for all changes

 Nov. 13, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 beta
Beta posted for download.

 Nov. 14, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 open for bug fixes
Release open for bug fixes and documentation updates. Other changes by permission of a release manager.

December 2024

Dec. 4, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 closed
Release closed for all changes

 Dec. 11, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 release
Release posted for download.
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MPI

Message Passing Interface library, for use in distributed-memory parallel application programming.

Added in 1.35.0

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