Re: [boost] Customer Friendlier Boost Installation -- (Finally) Getting Started

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-21 13:49:14

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Rob Stewart wrote:
>> From: David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
>> 
>>>should be:
>>>
>>>  It is strongly recommended that you simply <a href="...">download a
>>>  prebuilt bjam executable</a> if we have supplied one for your
>>>  platform.  Otherwise, you'll need to build bjam from source. You may
>>>  also need to rebuild bjam if you are using an unreleased state of
>>>  the Boost sources from CVS, since the prebuilt executable may not
>>>  support all the features currently being used by Boost.
>> 
>> 
>> Consider avoiding the passive "it is strongly recommended."  I
>> suggest this:
>> 
>>    You should <a href="...">download a prebuilt bjam
>>    executable</a> if we have supplied one for your platform....
>
> Or similarly to something that changes the meaning less:
>
>    We strongly recommend that you simply <a href="...">download a
>    [etc.]

Each one is an improvement on the one before it!

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com