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<h4>
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_9_boost_1_60"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_9_boost_1_60">Version 1.9,
      Boost 1.60</a>
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          Added support for "empty" seqs and tuples
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_8"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_8">Version
      1.8</a>
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<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
          After a review of VMD I have greatly simplified the main interfaces and
          added optional functionality in the form of modifiers. The main changes
          are the addition of the many generic macros for sequences and the expansions
          of types to include the v-type.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_ELEM macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_EQUAL macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_NOT_EQUAL macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_IS_MULTI macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_IS_TYPE macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_ASSERT_IS_TYPE macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_IS_UNARY macro.
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                Added BOOST_VMD_SIZE macro.
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                Replaced with the BOOST_VMD_ELEM macro, using modifiers, a number
                of macros which were eliminated. These are:
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                      BOOST_VMD_IDENTIFER
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                      BOOST_VMD_BEGIN_IDENTIFIER
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                      BOOST_VMD_AFTER_IDENTIFIER
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                      BOOST_VMD_IS_BEGIN_IDENTIFIER
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                      BOOST_VMD_NUMBER
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                      BOOST_VMD_BEGIN_NUMBER
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                      BOOST_VMD_AFTER_NUMBER
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                      BOOST_VMD_IS_BEGIN_NUMBER
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                      BOOST_VMD_ARRAY
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                      BOOST_VMD_BEGIN_ARRAY
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                      BOOST_VMD_AFTER_ARRAY
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                      BOOST_VMD_IS_BEGIN_ARRAY
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                      BOOST_VMD_LIST
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                      BOOST_VMD_BEGIN_LIST
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                      BOOST_VMD_AFTER_LIST
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                      BOOST_VMD_IS_BEGIN_LIST
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                      BOOST_VMD_SEQ
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                      BOOST_VMD_BEGIN_SEQ
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                      BOOST_VMD_AFTER_SEQ
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                      BOOST_VMD_IS_BEGIN_SEQ
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                      BOOST_VMD_TUPLE
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                      BOOST_VMD_BEGIN_TUPLE
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                      BOOST_VMD_AFTER_TUPLE
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                      BOOST_VMD_IS_BEGIN_TUPLE
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                Every macro has its own header file.
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_7"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_7">Version
      1.7</a>
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          The library has been reengineered to provide vastly added functionality.
          This includes:
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                Adding functionality for parsing v-types.
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                Adding functionality for parsing sequences of v-types.
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                Adding improved ASSERT macros.
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                Adding BOOST_VMD_EMPTY and BOOST_VMD_IDENTITY.
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_6"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_6">Version
      1.6</a>
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          Stripped off all functionality duplicated by the variadic macro functionality
          added to Boost PP.
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          Removed the notion of 'native' and 'pplib' modes.
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          Use the BOOST_PP_VARIADICS macro from the Boost PP library to determine
          variadic macro availability and removed the native macro for determining
          this from this library.
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          Updated documentation, especially to give fuller information of the use
          of the BOOST_VMD_EMPTY macro and its flaw and use with Visual C++.
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          Changed the directory structure to adhere to the Modular Boost structure.
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_5"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_5">Version
      1.5</a>
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          Added macros for verifying Boost PP data types.
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          Added macros for detecting and removing beginning parens.
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          Added a macro for testing for the emptiness of a parameter.
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          Added support for individual header files.
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          Added support for 'native' and 'pplib' modes.
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          Added control macros for controlling the variadic macro availability, mode,
          and data verification.
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<h4>
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_4"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_4">Version
      1.4</a>
    </h4>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
          Removed internal dependency on BOOST_PP_CAT and BOOST_PP_ADD when using
          VC++.
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<h4>
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_3"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_3">Version
      1.3</a>
    </h4>
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          Moved version information and history into the documentation.
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          Separate files for build.txt in the doc sub-directory and readme.txt in
          the top-level directory.
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          Breaking changes
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                The name of the main header file is shortened to 'vmd.hpp'.
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                The library follows the Boost conventions.
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                      Changed the filenames to lower case and underscores.
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                      The macros now start with BOOST_VMD_ rather than just VMD_
                      as previously.
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<h4>
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_2"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_2">Version
      1.2</a>
    </h4>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
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          Added a readme.txt file.
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          Updated all jamfiles so that the library may be tested and docs generated
          from its own local directory.
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<h4>
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_1"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_1">Version
      1.1</a>
    </h4>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
          Added better documentation for using variadic data with Boost PP and VMD.
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<h4>
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      <span class="phrase"><a name="variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_0"></a></span><a class="link" href="vmd_history.html#variadic_macro_data.vmd_history.version_1_0">Version
      1.0</a>
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      Initial version of the library.
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