Re: [Boost-users] Boost under Linux, invoking bootstrap

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost under Linux, invoking bootstrap
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-05 13:32:42

On 05/05/2013 07:40 AM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
>
> On 05/05/2013 04:10 AM, Edward Diener wrote:
>> I am trying to get started using Boost under Linux in order to test my
>> TTI library using the latest trunk. So first I try using bootstrap with:
>>
>> ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=~/bin
>>
>> It completes succesfully but nothing is put in my home bin subdirectory.
>> Did I do something wrong ?
>>
>
> ./booststrap.sh doesn't build anything.
> To install Boost, run ./b2 install

In the getting started guide, section 5.1 it says:

"./bootstrap.sh --prefix=path/to/installation/prefix"

and then

"./b2 install"

but I think that is wrong since in section 5.2.1 it says:

"Run bootstrap.sh
Run b2 install --prefix=PREFIX where PREFIX is the directory where you 
want Boost.Build to be installed"

which appears to be what you are saying. Would be niced if someone fixed 
that documentation since I am probably not the only one to trip on it.