Using boost in embedded system with memory limitation

Question

We are using c++ to develop an application that runs in Windows CE 4 on an embedded system.

One of our constraint is that all the memory used by the application shal

Answer 1

Do not use Boost.

It is a big library and your basic memory allocation requirements are very different from those of the libraries designers.

Even if you can get a current version of Boost to work according to your requirements with custom allocators it may break with a new version of Boost.

Feel free to look at the Boost source code though for some useful ideas but use your own implementation for what you need.