Re: [boost] Boost.Build on IBM, SGI & HP

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-11 16:11:20

At 04:14 PM 10/11/2001, Ross Smith wrote:

 >...
 >
 >Will it still be possible to download Boost, build it using some simple
 >command line (on the level of "./configure && make install", and then go
 >ahead and use it in Makefile-based projects like any other library?
 >
 >...

One aspect of ease-of-use is the documentation.

Dave's http://www.boost.org/tools/build/build_system.htm is aimed at those 
who want to understand the build system.

My http://www.boost.org/tools/build/index.html is aimed at those who just 
want to type the equivalent of "./configure && make install", and don't 
care about the details.  But the page is really only half done; it doesn't 
list targets available, for example.

I'm going to be too busy to improve it anytime soon so if anyone else would 
like to try, I'm sure users would appreciate it.

--Beman