== Patches for specific release problems ==

''This is an experiment. Please send feedback on usefulness to the Boost Developers list.''

Boost developers make some bug fixes available in the form of patches.

  * Patches are specific to the indicated Boost release, and may not work correctly or at all for other releases.
  * Patches assume that prior (lower numbered) changeset patches for the library have been applied.
  * Patches are not tested as rigorously as releases. It is safer to only apply patches if you actually need them.
  * Patches are generally only supplied for code contained entirely in headers.
  * Backing up before applying patches is recommended.

=== Release 1.36.0 ===

|| '''''Library''''' || '''''Changeset''''' || '''''Description''''' ||
|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48192 48192] || Restore deprecated basic_directory_entry functions inadvertently omitted from 1.36.0. ||
|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48374 48374] || Restore deprecated functions has_branch_path and has_leaf, inadvertently omitted from 1.36.0  ||
|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48377 48377] || Revert ''remove'' changes inadvertently committed by 47006 and fully apply ticket !#1972 ''remove'' fixes. ||
|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48462 48462] || Fix filesystem/convenience.hpp compile errors when BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED is defined. ||
|| Xpressive || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48141 48141] || Fix problem with case-insensitive alternation. ||

== Instructions for applying patches ==

Prerequisite: The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(Unix) patch] command line utility. ''patch'' is preinstalled on Mac OS X and most Linux or Unix systems. For Windows, it may already be installed as part of the [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin] package, or a [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm stand-alone version] is available from the GNU Win32 project on !SourceForge.
 * In the table, click the link for the desired Changeset.

 * On the bottom of the Changeset page, click on "Download in other formats: Unified Diff".

 * Open a command prompt window using your operating system. Enter these two commands, replacing ''boost-root'' 
   with the path to your Boost installation, ''download-path'' with the path to your download directory, 
   and ''#'' with the changeset number:

   {{{
   cd boost-root
   patch -p 2 <download-path/changeset_r#.diff
   }}}

Note the "<" before the location of the download-path. If you forget it, ''patch'' will hang waiting for console input.