Re: [Boost-build] How to build boost

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to build boost
From: ZikO (zebik_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-11 04:54:11

ZikO wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Jackson-5 wrote:
>> 
>> This is what I do on windows XP using MSVC.
>> 
>> 
>> bjam.exe toolset=msvc --with-test --with-filesystem --with- 
>> program_options --with-iostreams --with-threads --prefix=C:\Developer 
>> \VS9\boost_1_36 variant=release,debug threading=multi link=static  
>> runtime-link=shared install
>> 
>> That will compile only some libraries and install all headers and  
>> libraries in C:\Developer\VS9 using VS2008 Express.
>> 
>> If you want to use MinGW then I would replace the toolset=msvc with  
>> toolset=gcc in the above command line.
>> 
>> That _should_ work as I have done this on XP a few times although I  
>> think I download the installer from BoostPro last time..
>> 
>> 
>> You are not alone in trying to figure out how to compile boost..
>> ---
>> Mike Jackson                 www.bluequartz.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 3:15 PM, ZikO wrote:
>> 
>>>
>>> I tried to build filesystem as I really dont know what I am supposed  
>>> to do
>>> with compiled 1GB files. There is no documentation on boost org  
>>> website
>>> about it whatsoever. How can i the hek know how to do it if there's no
>>> explanation.
>>>
>>> I found I can get into particular folder in boost_1_38_0\libs 
>>> \....library
>>> and build it by bjam but I always end up with is bin.v2  ...  and  
>>> what else.
>>> I cant get through this because there is nowhere to find anything  
>>> about it.
>>> Can some one please just give me the procedure? Or the link where I  
>>> can read
>>> about it, thanks.
>>>
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> thanks for that so much =)
> 
> 

Just one more thing ...

I can choose ether stage or install. What's the difference between these
two?

Best.

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