Boost is a software module available on Comet.
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$):
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
If there are multiple versions of Boost listed, then you can load a specific version as follows:
$ module load Boost/version_string
You can find the most up to date information whilst logged on to Comet by running module -r spider ^Boost$.
The module Boost has the following embedded help text (module help Boost):
Boost 1.88.0
C++ libraries for tasks such as linear algebra, pseudorandom number generation, multithreading, image processing, etc.