====== Boost ======

**Boost** is a software module available on **Comet**.

===== Boost overview =====

To access **Boost** on Comet, run ''module load Boost''. This will load the //default// version of **Boost**.

An overview of the module information is shown below (''module -r spider ^Boost$''):

<code lang=text>
  Boost:
    Description:
      Boost C++ Libraries 1.88.0

     Versions:
        Boost/1.75.0-GCC-12.3.0
        Boost/1.76.0-GCC-10.3.0
        Boost/1.82.0-GCC-12.3.0
        Boost/1.85.0-GCC-13.3.0
        Boost/1.88.0

  For detailed information about a specific "Boost" package (including how to load the modules) use the module's full name.
  Note that names that have a trailing (E) are extensions provided by other modules.
  For example:

     $ module spider Boost/1.88.0
</code>

If there are multiple versions of **Boost** listed, then you can load a //specific// version as follows:
<code lang=bash>
$ module load Boost/version_string
</code>

You can find the most //up to date information// whilst logged on to Comet by running ''module -r spider ^Boost$''.

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===== Boost Help =====

The module **Boost** has the following embedded help text (''module help Boost''):

<code lang=text>Boost 1.88.0
C++ libraries for tasks such as linear algebra, pseudorandom number generation, multithreading, image processing, etc.

</code>

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===== Boost Dependencies =====

There are no dependencies listed for **Boost**

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