Re: [Boost-build] Visual Studio C++ Express 2005

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-01 12:27:36

Craig Ugoretz wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> (1) I went to sourceforge.net for boost
> (2) I downloaded boost-jam-3.1.13-1-ntx86.zip to desktop and extracted to
> desktop
> (3) I downloaded boost_1_33_1_exe and extracted to desktop
> (4) I copied bjam.exe from directory under 
> boost-jam-3.1.1.13-1-ntx86.zip to
> directory for boost_1_33_1.exe on desktop
> (5) I downloaded and installed Visual C++ 2005 Express edition to default
> location (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8).
> (6) I set the VC80_ROOT environment vairable to C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> Visual Studio 8\VC
> (7) I downloaded and installed the PlatformSDK to the default location
> (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK).
> (8) I copied the directory structure of (C:\Program Files\Microsoft 
> Platform
> SDK) to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Platform SDK.
> (9) I did not set the MSVCDIR environment variable.
> 
> I believe the above should have satsified the instructions given on
> http://boost.org/tools/build/vc-8_0-tools.html.

That link doesn't exist... Perhaps you meant 
<http://boost.org/tools/build/v1/vc-8_0-tools.html>

> I get the following when I run a bjam.bat file with the following source:
> 
> bjam --without-python "-sTOOLS=vc80 install"

bjam --without-python -sTOOLS=vc-8_0 install

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