Re: [boost] newbie in need of help

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-29 23:22:38

[2003-10-29] david rose wrote:

>hi,
>
>first of, i´m pretty new to c++ (only done simple stuff so far in school)
>but now i´m trying to get started with a little program that doesn´t really
>do much...

This list might not be the place for you then :-( There a Boost Users list
you should look into.

[snip]
>but right now i´m having some problems with installing boost.
>i´m using the freecommandlinetools from borland (c++ 5.5)
>i´ve set the cfg to point to the boost dir and that all works just fine,
but
>when trying to compile one of the example files from www.boost.org , i keep
>on getting errors

You're going to have to tell us what the errors are.

>i´ve also tried building the libraries with bjam, but that didn´t really
>work either.

How did it not help?

>what else do i need to do, to get boost working right with the
>freecommandlinetools?

Not sure, as it works fine for many other people here, incuding the various
people running regression test: http://www.boost.org/regression-logs. I
suggest you post more details.

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