Thank you Volodya for your answer.

However, I don't use Visual C++. I use Mingw, as I wrote in my last email. Therefore I go directly to section 5.3 "Build Binaries From Source", and it states there that I have to use Boost-Build to build the binaries of boost:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_52_0/more/getting_started/windows.html

Anyway, I have tried your suggestion to simply use:
bootstrap
b2
And it possibly doesn't work. There is no ".a"  -or- ".dll" files as the results of simply calling bootstrap and b2.

My questions are:
1. How to build boost binaries using Mingw in Windows XP SP3?
2. Should I use boost-build. If yes, where can I download the complete package of boost-build that contains bootstrap?
3. What are the results of the boost binaries? Are they with ".a" extension? For instance libregex.a?
4. If I build boost binaries using MSVC++, can I still use it for my codes that will be compiled using Mingw under Eclipse IDE?

Here is my environment;
- Windows XP SP3
- Mingw including msys 1.0 inside
- I will use boost for my code that I build using Eclipse IDE
- I think I will use boost version 1_51_0, or if you have suggestion which version that are more stable, you are welcome :).

Any suggestions, hints, answers would be highly appreciated.

TIA,
Tanya

From: Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su>
To: Tanya <tanya_lll@yahoo.com>; Boost.Build developer's and user's list <boost-build@lists.boost.org>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to make binaries of boost using boost-build?

On 16.11.2012 06:07, Tanya wrote:
> Dear boost-build list members,
>
> I would like to make binaries of boost library and from the "Getting started on Windows" user guide point 5.3:
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0/more/getting_started/windows.html
> I have information that I have to install boost-build to help me make the binaries.

You actually don't -- follow the "Simplified build from source" section.

Basically, just unpack boost, and do this:

    bootstrap.bat
    b2

> I downloaded the zip file of boost-build from:
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0/tools/build/v2/index.html
> but, there is no bootstrap in it.

You don't need to download this to build Boost C++ Libraries.

HTH,
Volodya

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Tanya wrote:
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Dear boost-build list members,

I would like to make binaries of boost library and from the "Getting started on Windows" user guide point 5.3:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0/more/getting_started/windows.html
I have information that I have to install boost-build to help me make the binaries.

I downloaded the zip file of boost-build from:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0/tools/build/v2/index.html
but, there is no bootstrap in it.
I downloaded the Nightly version, there is a bootstrap, but then the engine contains no b2.

My questions are:
1. Where can I find the "complete" boost-build for Windows?
2. Is there any ready-to-use boost-library for Windows XP and Mingw, and the user-guide for using it? I am sorry, I am new to boost and boost-build so that I always need user-guide for using them.

Here is my environment;
- Windows XP SP3
- Mingw including msys 1.0 inside
- I will use boost for my code that I build using Eclipse IDE
- I think I will use boost version 1_51_0, or if you have suggestion which version that are more stable, you are welcome :).

Any hints, answers would be highly appreciated!

TIA,
Tanya