diff --git a/ports/stxxl/0001-fix-visual-studio.patch b/ports/stxxl/0001-fix-visual-studio.patch
index 3506c51abfd65f..287b0ae3df965c 100644
--- a/ports/stxxl/0001-fix-visual-studio.patch
+++ b/ports/stxxl/0001-fix-visual-studio.patch
@@ -1,272 +1,289 @@
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
-index 33ec8cf..4079a57 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
-@@ -299,11 +299,7 @@ create_runs(
- template <typename BlockType,
-           typename prefetcher_type,
-           typename KeyExtractor>
--struct run_cursor2_cmp : public std::binary_function<
--                             run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type>,
--                             run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type>,
--                             bool
--                             >
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
+index 33ec8cf..8101741 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/ksort.h
+@@ -299,11 +299,7 @@ create_runs(
+ template <typename BlockType,
+           typename prefetcher_type,
+           typename KeyExtractor>
+-struct run_cursor2_cmp : public std::binary_function<
+-                             run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type>,
+-                             run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type>,
+-                             bool
+-                             >
 +struct run_cursor2_cmp
- {
-     typedef run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type> cursor_type;
-     KeyExtractor keyobj;
-@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@ private:
- };
- 
- template <typename RecordType, typename KeyExtractor>
--class key_comparison : public std::binary_function<RecordType, RecordType, bool>
+ {
+     typedef run_cursor2<BlockType, prefetcher_type> cursor_type;
+     KeyExtractor keyobj;
+@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@ private:
+ };
+ 
+ template <typename RecordType, typename KeyExtractor>
+-class key_comparison : public std::binary_function<RecordType, RecordType, bool>
 +class key_comparison
- {
-     KeyExtractor ke;
- 
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
-index 524e40d..69234c4 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
-@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct trigger_entry
- 
- template <typename TriggerEntryType, typename ValueCmp>
- struct trigger_entry_cmp
--    : public std::binary_function<TriggerEntryType, TriggerEntryType, bool>
- {
-     typedef TriggerEntryType trigger_entry_type;
-     ValueCmp cmp;
-@@ -67,11 +66,6 @@ template <typename BlockType,
-           typename PrefetcherType,
-           typename ValueCmp>
- struct run_cursor2_cmp
--    : public std::binary_function<
--          run_cursor2<BlockType, PrefetcherType>,
--          run_cursor2<BlockType, PrefetcherType>,
--          bool
--          >
- {
-     typedef BlockType block_type;
-     typedef PrefetcherType prefetcher_type;
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h b/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
-index 9df12ff..7110246 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
-@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ STXXL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
- 
- template <class Type>
- struct compat_unique_ptr {
--#if __cplusplus >= 201103L && ((__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100) >= 40400)
-     typedef std::unique_ptr<Type> result;
--#else
--    // auto_ptr is inherently broken and is deprecated by unique_ptr in c++0x
--    typedef std::auto_ptr<Type> result;
--#endif
- };
- 
- STXXL_END_NAMESPACE
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
-index d7c619f..c6b2fcc 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
-@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
-     typedef node_cache<normal_leaf, btree_type> leaf_cache_type;
- 
- public:
--    struct value_compare : public std::binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool>
+ {
+     KeyExtractor ke;
+ 
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
+index 524e40d..69234c4 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/algo/sort_helper.h
+@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct trigger_entry
+ 
+ template <typename TriggerEntryType, typename ValueCmp>
+ struct trigger_entry_cmp
+-    : public std::binary_function<TriggerEntryType, TriggerEntryType, bool>
+ {
+     typedef TriggerEntryType trigger_entry_type;
+     ValueCmp cmp;
+@@ -67,11 +66,6 @@ template <typename BlockType,
+           typename PrefetcherType,
+           typename ValueCmp>
+ struct run_cursor2_cmp
+-    : public std::binary_function<
+-          run_cursor2<BlockType, PrefetcherType>,
+-          run_cursor2<BlockType, PrefetcherType>,
+-          bool
+-          >
+ {
+     typedef BlockType block_type;
+     typedef PrefetcherType prefetcher_type;
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h b/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
+index 9df12ff..7110246 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/compat/unique_ptr.h
+@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ STXXL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+ 
+ template <class Type>
+ struct compat_unique_ptr {
+-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L && ((__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100) >= 40400)
+     typedef std::unique_ptr<Type> result;
+-#else
+-    // auto_ptr is inherently broken and is deprecated by unique_ptr in c++0x
+-    typedef std::auto_ptr<Type> result;
+-#endif
+ };
+ 
+ STXXL_END_NAMESPACE
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
+index d7c619f..969adfd 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/leaf.h
+@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
+     typedef node_cache<normal_leaf, btree_type> leaf_cache_type;
+ 
+ public:
+-    struct value_compare : public std::binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool>
 +    struct value_compare
-     {
-         key_compare comp;
- 
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
-index 13dec7b..a4c47d8 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
-@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
-     typedef node_cache<normal_node, btree_type> node_cache_type;
- 
- private:
--    struct value_compare : public std::binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool>
+     {
+         key_compare comp;
+ 
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
+index 13dec7b..c26cfff 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/btree/node.h
+@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
+     typedef node_cache<normal_node, btree_type> node_cache_type;
+ 
+ private:
+-    struct value_compare : public std::binary_function<value_type, value_type, bool>
 +    struct value_compare
-     {
-         key_compare comp;
- 
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
-index 0759bd2..ecf19cd 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
-@@ -1258,10 +1258,7 @@ protected:
-      * lexicographically by <hash-value, key> Note: the hash-value has already
-      * been computed.
-      */
--    struct Cmp : public std::binary_function<
--                     std::pair<internal_size_type, value_type>,
--                     std::pair<internal_size_type, value_type>, bool
--                     >
+     {
+         key_compare comp;
+ 
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
+index 0759bd2..edcc2ac 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/containers/hash_map/hash_map.h
+@@ -1258,10 +1258,7 @@ protected:
+      * lexicographically by <hash-value, key> Note: the hash-value has already
+      * been computed.
+      */
+-    struct Cmp : public std::binary_function<
+-                     std::pair<internal_size_type, value_type>,
+-                     std::pair<internal_size_type, value_type>, bool
+-                     >
 +    struct Cmp
-     {
-         self_type& map_;
-         Cmp(self_type& map) : map_(map) { }
-@@ -1520,7 +1517,7 @@ protected:
- 
- public:
-     //! Construct an equality predicate from the comparison operator
--    struct equal_to : public std::binary_function<key_type, key_type, bool>
+     {
+         self_type& map_;
+         Cmp(self_type& map) : map_(map) { }
+@@ -1520,7 +1517,7 @@ protected:
+ 
+ public:
+     //! Construct an equality predicate from the comparison operator
+-    struct equal_to : public std::binary_function<key_type, key_type, bool>
 +    struct equal_to
-     {
-         //! reference to hash_map
-         const self_type& m_map;
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h b/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
-index 933a216..30828a0 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
-@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class wbtl_file : public disk_queued_file
-     size_type curpos;
-     request_ptr backend_request;
- 
--    struct FirstFit : public std::binary_function<place, offset_type, bool>
+     {
+         //! reference to hash_map
+         const self_type& m_map;
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h b/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
+index 933a216..d9f0674 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/io/wbtl_file.h
+@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class wbtl_file : public disk_queued_file
+     size_type curpos;
+     request_ptr backend_request;
+ 
+-    struct FirstFit : public std::binary_function<place, offset_type, bool>
 +    struct FirstFit
-     {
-         bool operator () (
-             const place& entry,
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
-index 19ade8b..887f0e6 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
-@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ private:
-             perm[i] = i;
- 
-         stxxl::random_number<random_uniform_fast> rnd;
--        std::random_shuffle(perm.begin(), perm.end(), rnd _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+     {
+         bool operator () (
+             const place& entry,
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
+index 19ade8b..dac408f 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc.h
+@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ private:
+             perm[i] = i;
+ 
+         stxxl::random_number<random_uniform_fast> rnd;
+-        std::random_shuffle(perm.begin(), perm.end(), rnd _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 +        std::shuffle(perm.begin(), perm.end(), std::mt19937(std::random_device()()));
-     }
- 
- public:
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
-index a82ee34..5aba23a 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
-@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct interleaved_RC : public interleaved_striping
-                 perms[i][j] = j;
- 
-             random_number<random_uniform_fast> rnd;
--            std::random_shuffle(perms[i].begin(), perms[i].end(), rnd _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+     }
+ 
+ public:
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
+index a82ee34..83925a3 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/block_alloc_interleaved.h
+@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct interleaved_RC : public interleaved_striping
+                 perms[i][j] = j;
+ 
+             random_number<random_uniform_fast> rnd;
+-            std::random_shuffle(perms[i].begin(), perms[i].end(), rnd _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 +            std::shuffle(perms[i].begin(), perms[i].end(), std::mt19937(std::random_device()()));
-         }
-     }
- 
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
-index 59ad085..c1e0f83 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
-@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class disk_allocator : private noncopyable
- {
-     typedef std::pair<stxxl::int64, stxxl::int64> place;
- 
--    struct first_fit : public std::binary_function<place, stxxl::int64, bool>
+         }
+     }
+ 
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
+index 59ad085..a4e534e 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/mng/disk_allocator.h
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class disk_allocator : private noncopyable
+ {
+     typedef std::pair<stxxl::int64, stxxl::int64> place;
+ 
+-    struct first_fit : public std::binary_function<place, stxxl::int64, bool>
 +    struct first_fit
-     {
-         bool operator () (
-             const place& entry,
-@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void disk_allocator::new_blocks(BID<BlockSize>* begin, BID<BlockSize>* end)
- 
-     sortseq::iterator space;
-     space = std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
--                         bind2nd(first_fit(), requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+     {
+         bool operator () (
+             const place& entry,
+@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void disk_allocator::new_blocks(BID<BlockSize>* begin, BID<BlockSize>* end)
+ 
+     sortseq::iterator space;
+     space = std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
+-                         bind2nd(first_fit(), requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 +                         std::bind(first_fit(), std::placeholders::_1, requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
- 
-     if (space == free_space.end() && requested_size == BlockSize)
-     {
-@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void disk_allocator::new_blocks(BID<BlockSize>* begin, BID<BlockSize>* end)
-         grow_file(BlockSize);
- 
-         space = std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
--                             bind2nd(first_fit(), requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+ 
+     if (space == free_space.end() && requested_size == BlockSize)
+     {
+@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void disk_allocator::new_blocks(BID<BlockSize>* begin, BID<BlockSize>* end)
+         grow_file(BlockSize);
+ 
+         space = std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
+-                             bind2nd(first_fit(), requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 +                             std::bind(first_fit(), std::placeholders::_1, requested_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
-     }
- 
-     if (space != free_space.end())
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
-index d973861..c858d87 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
-@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ using __gnu_parallel::random_shuffle;
- #elif STXXL_PARALLEL
- 
- using std::sort;
--using std::random_shuffle;
- 
- #else
- 
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
-index 141d515..7dae74f 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
-@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace parallel {
-  */
- template <class Predicate, typename first_argument_type, typename second_argument_type>
- class binary_negate
--    : public std::binary_function<first_argument_type, second_argument_type, bool>
- {
- protected:
-     Predicate pred;
-@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ static inline void decode2(lcas_t x, int& a, int& b)
-  * Constructs predicate for equality from strict weak ordering predicate
-  */
- template <class Comparator, typename T1, typename T2>
--class equal_from_less : public std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+     }
+ 
+     if (space != free_space.end())
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h b/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h
+index c2c937d..0cb22e5 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/msvc_compatibility.h
+@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
+ 
+ #include <cmath>
+ 
++#if _MSC_VER < 1900
+ inline double log2(double x)
+ {
+     return (log(x) / log(2.));
+ }
++#endif // ^^^ _MSC_VER < 1900
+ 
+ // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2ts7cx93.aspx
+ #define snprintf _snprintf
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
+index d973861..c858d87 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel.h
+@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ using __gnu_parallel::random_shuffle;
+ #elif STXXL_PARALLEL
+ 
+ using std::sort;
+-using std::random_shuffle;
+ 
+ #else
+ 
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
+index 141d515..1c970f9 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/base.h
+@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace parallel {
+  */
+ template <class Predicate, typename first_argument_type, typename second_argument_type>
+ class binary_negate
+-    : public std::binary_function<first_argument_type, second_argument_type, bool>
+ {
+ protected:
+     Predicate pred;
+@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ static inline void decode2(lcas_t x, int& a, int& b)
+  * Constructs predicate for equality from strict weak ordering predicate
+  */
+ template <class Comparator, typename T1, typename T2>
+-class equal_from_less : public std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
 +class equal_from_less
- {
- private:
-     Comparator& comp;
-@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ median_of_three_iterators(RandomAccessIterator a, RandomAccessIterator b,
- 
- /** Similar to std::equal_to, but allows two different types. */
- template <typename T1, typename T2>
--struct equal_to : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+ {
+ private:
+     Comparator& comp;
+@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ median_of_three_iterators(RandomAccessIterator a, RandomAccessIterator b,
+ 
+ /** Similar to std::equal_to, but allows two different types. */
+ template <typename T1, typename T2>
+-struct equal_to : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
 +struct equal_to
- {
-     bool operator () (const T1& t1, const T2& t2) const
-     {
-@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ struct equal_to : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
- 
- /** Similar to std::less, but allows two different types. */
- template <typename T1, typename T2>
--struct less : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+ {
+     bool operator () (const T1& t1, const T2& t2) const
+     {
+@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ struct equal_to : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
+ 
+ /** Similar to std::less, but allows two different types. */
+ template <typename T1, typename T2>
+-struct less : std::binary_function<T1, T2, bool>
 +struct less
- {
-     bool operator () (const T1& t1, const T2& t2) const
-     {
-diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
-index 57e7599..f41d9aa 100644
---- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
-+++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
-@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace parallel {
- //! Compare a pair of types lexcigraphically, ascending.
- template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Comparator>
- class lexicographic
--    : public std::binary_function<std::pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<T1, T2>, bool>
- {
- protected:
-     Comparator& m_comp;
-@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public:
- //! Compare a pair of types lexcigraphically, descending.
- template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Comparator>
- class lexicographic_rev
--    : public std::binary_function<std::pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<T1, T2>, bool>
- {
- protected:
-     Comparator& m_comp;
-diff --git a/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp b/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
-index 310d76a..6d52e2e 100644
---- a/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
-+++ b/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
-@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ wbtl_file::offset_type wbtl_file::get_next_write_block()
-     // mapping_lock has to be aquired by caller
-     sortseq::iterator space =
-         std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
--                     bind2nd(FirstFit(), write_block_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
+ {
+     bool operator () (const T1& t1, const T2& t2) const
+     {
+diff --git a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
+index 57e7599..f41d9aa 100644
+--- a/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
++++ b/include/stxxl/bits/parallel/multiseq_selection.h
+@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace parallel {
+ //! Compare a pair of types lexcigraphically, ascending.
+ template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Comparator>
+ class lexicographic
+-    : public std::binary_function<std::pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<T1, T2>, bool>
+ {
+ protected:
+     Comparator& m_comp;
+@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public:
+ //! Compare a pair of types lexcigraphically, descending.
+ template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Comparator>
+ class lexicographic_rev
+-    : public std::binary_function<std::pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<T1, T2>, bool>
+ {
+ protected:
+     Comparator& m_comp;
+diff --git a/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp b/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
+index 310d76a..5f1a766 100644
+--- a/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
++++ b/lib/io/wbtl_file.cpp
+@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ wbtl_file::offset_type wbtl_file::get_next_write_block()
+     // mapping_lock has to be aquired by caller
+     sortseq::iterator space =
+         std::find_if(free_space.begin(), free_space.end(),
+-                     bind2nd(FirstFit(), write_block_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
 +                     std::bind(FirstFit(), std::placeholders::_1, write_block_size) _STXXL_FORCE_SEQUENTIAL);
- 
-     if (space != free_space.end())
-     {
+ 
+     if (space != free_space.end())
+     {
diff --git a/ports/stxxl/vcpkg.json b/ports/stxxl/vcpkg.json
index e6a4029b0e1056..107a4324945337 100644
--- a/ports/stxxl/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/stxxl/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "stxxl",
-  "version-string": "2018-11-15",
-  "port-version": 4,
+  "version-date": "2018-11-15",
+  "port-version": 5,
   "description": "Standard Template Library for Extra Large Data Sets"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml b/scripts/azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
index 7061cfb8c2cd3c..5c0e9350a1cd1e 100644
--- a/scripts/azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/scripts/azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 variables:
-  windows-pool: 'PrWin-2022-04-13'
-  linux-pool: 'PrLin-2022-04-13'
+  windows-pool: 'PrWin-2022-05-16'
+  linux-pool: 'PrLin-2022-05-16'
   osx-pool: 'PrOsx-2022-02-04'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/scripts/azure-pipelines/linux/provision-image.sh b/scripts/azure-pipelines/linux/provision-image.sh
index d72c669cca7b86..4855bd913e9989 100755
--- a/scripts/azure-pipelines/linux/provision-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/azure-pipelines/linux/provision-image.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ APT_PACKAGES="at curl unzip tar libxt-dev gperf libxaw7-dev cifs-utils \
   libxcursor-dev yasm libnuma1 libnuma-dev python-six python3-six python-yaml \
   flex libbison-dev autoconf libudev-dev libncurses5-dev libtool libxrandr-dev \
   xutils-dev dh-autoreconf autoconf-archive libgles2-mesa-dev ruby-full \
-  pkg-config meson"
+  pkg-config meson nasm cmake ninja-build"
 
 # Additionally required by qt5-base
 APT_PACKAGES="$APT_PACKAGES libxext-dev libxfixes-dev libxrender-dev \
@@ -58,27 +58,17 @@ APT_PACKAGES="$APT_PACKAGES liblttng-ust0 libkrb5-3 zlib1g libicu66"
 
 apt-get -y install $APT_PACKAGES
 
-# Install newer version of nasm than the apt package, required by intel-ipsec
-mkdir /tmp/nasm
-cd /tmp/nasm
-curl -O https://www.nasm.us/pub/nasm/releasebuilds/2.15.05/nasm-2.15.05.tar.gz
-tar -xf nasm-2.15.05.tar.gz
-cd nasm-2.15.05/
-./configure --prefix=/usr && make -j
-make install
-cd ~
-
-# Install the latest Haskell stack
+# Install the latest Haskell stack for bond
 curl -sSL https://get.haskellstack.org/ | sh
 
 # Install CUDA
 wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2004/x86_64/cuda-ubuntu2004.pin
 mv cuda-ubuntu2004.pin /etc/apt/preferences.d/cuda-repository-pin-600
-apt-key adv --fetch-keys https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2004/x86_64/7fa2af80.pub
+apt-key adv --fetch-keys https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2004/x86_64/3bf863cc.pub
 add-apt-repository "deb https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2004/x86_64/ /"
 apt-get -y update
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends cuda-compiler-11-6 cuda-libraries-dev-11-6 cuda-driver-dev-11-6 \
-  cuda-cudart-dev-11-6 libcublas-11-6 libcurand-dev-11-6 libcudnn8-dev libnccl2 libnccl-dev
+  cuda-cudart-dev-11-6 libcublas-11-6 libcurand-dev-11-6 cuda-nvml-dev-11-6 libcudnn8-dev libnccl2 libnccl-dev
 
 # Install PowerShell
 wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
diff --git a/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/azure-pipelines.yml b/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/azure-pipelines.yml
index de254db6476d01..8435a2c967b360 100644
--- a/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       pwsh: true
   - script: .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
     displayName: 'Bootstrap vcpkg'
-  - script: |
-      if exist ${{ variables.VCPKG_DOWNLOADS }} rmdir /S /Q ${{ variables.VCPKG_DOWNLOADS }} 2>&1
-    displayName: 'Clean downloads'
   # Note that we run docs checks before PR checks because they are likely to invalidate a whole run anyway
   - task: Powershell@2
     displayName: 'Generate Documentation'
diff --git a/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/deploy-pwsh.ps1 b/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/deploy-pwsh.ps1
index 4707808edadf8c..ebb14c5ad9d129 100644
--- a/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/deploy-pwsh.ps1
+++ b/scripts/azure-pipelines/windows/deploy-pwsh.ps1
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 
 # REPLACE WITH UTILITY-PREFIX.ps1
 
-$PwshUrl = 'https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.2/PowerShell-7.2.2-win-x64.msi'
+$PwshUrl = 'https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.3/PowerShell-7.2.3-win-x64.msi'
 InstallMSI -Url $PwshUrl -Name 'PowerShell Core'
diff --git a/scripts/ci.baseline.txt b/scripts/ci.baseline.txt
index 064ab1b704d053..810e16e731099c 100644
--- a/scripts/ci.baseline.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci.baseline.txt
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ cpp-netlib:x64-uwp=fail
 cppcoro:x64-linux=fail
 cppcoro:arm-uwp=fail
 cppcoro:x64-uwp=fail
+# VS 2022 17.2 miscompiles this:
+cppgraphqlgen:arm64-windows=fail
+cppgraphqlgen:x64-windows=fail
+cppgraphqlgen:x64-windows-static=fail
+cppgraphqlgen:x64-windows-static-md=fail
+cppgraphqlgen:x86-windows=fail
 # The x64-linux pipeline uses gcc 9.3.0, which lacks C++20 coroutine support.
 # This is known to work on x64-linux as of gcc 10.3.0.
 cppgraphqlgen:x64-linux=fail
@@ -648,7 +654,6 @@ mecab:x64-windows-static-md=skip
 mecab:x86-windows        = skip
 # Due to static crt.
 mesa:x64-windows-static=fail
-mesa:x64-windows-static-md=fail
 # Missing dependent libraries.
 mesa:x64-linux=fail
 mesa:x64-osx=fail
@@ -933,9 +938,8 @@ qt5-webengine:x64-osx=fail
 # Succesful built requires protobuf to be installed after qt5-webengine not before. Otherwise the build picks up the wrong headers from inside vcpkg.
 qt5-webengine:x64-windows=skip
 qt5-webengine:x86-windows=skip
-# Static builds of qt5-webengine are not supported by the port itself
-qt5-webengine:x64-windows-static=skip
-qt5-webengine:x64-windows-static-md=skip
+# VS2022 17.2 ICE https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Visual-Studio-2022-v1720-reports-fata/10039296
+qtwebengine:x64-windows=fail
 # Missing system libraries
 qt5-x11extras:x64-osx=fail
 # Missing libraries
@@ -1019,6 +1023,10 @@ rsasynccpp:x64-osx=fail
 rsm-binary-io:x64-linux=fail
 # Requires g++10 but CI compiler only has g++9
 rsm-bsa:x64-linux=fail
+# VS2022 17.2 ICE https://devdiv.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/DevDiv/_workitems/edit/1490389
+rsocket:x64-windows=fail
+rsocket:x64-windows-static=fail
+rsocket:x64-windows-static-md=fail
 rtlsdr:x64-uwp=fail
 rtlsdr:arm64-windows=fail
 rtlsdr:arm-uwp=fail
@@ -1247,18 +1255,6 @@ yara:x64-uwp=fail
 z3:arm-uwp=fail
 z3:x64-uwp=fail
 
-# Official downloading server of CTP library is only guaranteed to be available during trading hours of China futures market
-# Skip CI to avoid random failures
-ctp:arm64-windows=skip
-ctp:arm-uwp=skip
-ctp:x64-linux=skip
-ctp:x64-osx=skip
-ctp:x64-uwp=skip
-ctp:x64-windows=skip
-ctp:x64-windows-static=skip
-ctp:x64-windows-static-md=skip
-ctp:x86-windows=skip
-
 # clapack is replaced by lapack-reference on the platforms lapack-reference supports
 clapack:x64-linux=skip
 clapack:x64-osx=skip
diff --git a/scripts/vcpkgTools.xml b/scripts/vcpkgTools.xml
index 86dc96eb95c5d3..aa30aa15662482 100644
--- a/scripts/vcpkgTools.xml
+++ b/scripts/vcpkgTools.xml
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@
         <archiveName>ninja-freebsd-1.8.2.zip</archiveName>
     </tool>
     <tool name="powershell-core" os="windows">
-        <version>7.2.1</version>
+        <version>7.2.3</version>
         <exeRelativePath>pwsh.exe</exeRelativePath>
-        <url>https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.1/PowerShell-7.2.1-win-x86.zip</url>
-        <sha512>f7a1d7de59c9400ee7d4f988a35daf6f52aef3206a9de9948e5f8d81b7e838301e07491b9cab417fc58f9fd2eb28773175e86a06158ae868c7ef076cc4be7882</sha512>
-        <archiveName>PowerShell-7.2.1-win-x86.zip</archiveName>
+        <url>https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.3/PowerShell-7.2.3-win-x86.zip</url>
+        <sha512>4b275fd1dc6430e0d7b77d4c34ec54ad47502602592ebc1ec99c88610ec24d3adca27a41896dc4767ac820ad7e000f9c2b1d678b05e9dd76086ff52a11976f80</sha512>
+        <archiveName>PowerShell-7.2.3-win-x86.zip</archiveName>
     </tool>
     <tool name="node" os="windows">
         <version>16.12.0</version>
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index 794458caacd104..3a15b5e8327311 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -6830,7 +6830,7 @@
     },
     "stxxl": {
       "baseline": "2018-11-15",
-      "port-version": 4
+      "port-version": 5
     },
     "suitesparse": {
       "baseline": "5.8.0",
diff --git a/versions/s-/stxxl.json b/versions/s-/stxxl.json
index 25fcc439f2d420..2ad7095874349f 100644
--- a/versions/s-/stxxl.json
+++ b/versions/s-/stxxl.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "769f42922523b172d890b697a65096ca47e06ff8",
+      "version-date": "2018-11-15",
+      "port-version": 5
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "081a4c6de6290ce05297cc873fa0fde245133a8a",
       "version-string": "2018-11-15",