Re: [boost] Attempt to refocus the "installing" discussion

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-25 07:03:43

From: "Darin Adler" <darin_at_[hidden]>
> Typical Windows programmers might expect one of the above, or they might
> expect to run some kind of installer that puts header files and libraries
in
> the right directories. But unlike on Unix, those directories are probably
> specific to the development system. (I probably got this wrong, because I
> haven't done enough Windows programming to know how things work or to feel
> empathy for typical Windows programmers.)

You got it right. There isn't a "right directory" for headers or libraries.
The right directory is where I decide to put the headers (or the libraries.)