Apache C++ Standard Library

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Apache C++ Standard Library
Developer(s)Apache Software Foundation
Stable release
4.2.1 / May 1, 2008; 13 years ago (2008-05-01)
Written inC++
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeC++ Standard Library
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitestdcxx.apache.org

Apache C++ Standard Library project (code name stdcxx) is a set of classes and functions, which are written in the core language.

Purpose[]

The Standard Library provides several generic containers, functions to utilise and manipulate these containers, function objects, generic strings and streams (including interactive and file I/O), support for some language features, and everyday functions for tasks such as finding the square root of a number. The goal of the Apache C++ Standard Library is to provide a free, open source implementation of the ISO/IEC 14882 international standard for C++ with cross-platform library, portability and consistent behavior.

History[]

In summer of 2005, Rogue Wave Software donated its commercial source code to Apache Software Foundation. After more than five years without a release, the board of the Apache Software Foundation decided to end this project and move it to Apache Attic.[1] This move occurred on May 15, 2014.

Key features[]

The key features of the stdcxx project at the time of submission include:

  • Full conformance to the C++ Standard Library
  • Complete implementation of the internationalization and localization library independent of the underlying operating system, including a large set of locale definition files, character set description files, and utility programs to process these files and generate locale databases
  • User control over strict or permissive conformance checking
  • Thread-safe implementation of strings, iostreams, and locales
  • Reference counted basic_string implementation using atomic locking with the ability to switch to a non-reference counted implementation
  • Excellent runtime performance
  • Optimized for fast compiles and very small executable file sizes
  • Portable to and fully tested on a large set of operating systems, including AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, etc.
  • Portable to most leading commercial as well as open source compilers
  • Debugging facilities such as safe iterators, precondition and postcondition checking, and the ability to generate stack traces
  • Fully documented configuration and build infrastructure
  • Thorough, well-maintained documentation
  • Ten years of deployment in the world's most critical enterprise systems

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Brett Porter (18 July 2013). "Apache C++ Standard Library and the Attic". stdcxx-dev mailing list. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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