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Cloud and Infrastructure Update Q1 2025

https://cppalliance.org/sam/2025/04/09/SamsQ1Update.html

Server OSes were upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04 with Ansible scripts; CI pipelines were tweaked to suppress lcov errors, refresh Jenkins jobs, and test HPA autoscaling. Fixes covered boost website deployment, IBM Cloud Drone billing, and JSON benchmark alerts.

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  • Some Thoughts on Documentation
    Link #JSON
    The documentation pipeline for Boost.JSON was migrated from Doxygen‑generated Quickbook to AsciiDoc using a Python conversion tool and a multipage Asciidoctor plugin, restructuring overload comments and planning replacement of Doxygen with Mr.Docs.
  • Hub is here
    Link #Bloom
    During Q2 2026 Boost work is summarized: boost::container::hub accepted for Boost 1.92; Boost.Unordered added C++20 range support; Boost.MultiIndex got iterator pointers; Boost.ICL fixed for libc++ v22; Boost.Bloom, Boost.Graph and activities noted.
  • MrDocs Bootstrap: One Script to Build Them All
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    Complex C++ dependency management is explained with version conflicts, ABI issues, and platform toolchain differences. Limitations of package managers are described, and a bootstrap script is presented that automates builds, configuration, and IDE setup across platforms, supporting sanitizers.
  • Speed and Safety
    Link #Decimal
    CUDA support is added to Boost int128 for host and device use. Device from_chars/to_chars are provided by Boost.Charconv, and Boost.Decimal will gain CUDA later. Verification is used by Boost.Safe_Numbers for safety and error check with CUDA reporting.