Re: [boost] Re: thoughts on a GUI component library

From: Alan Gutierrez (alan-boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-22 15:40:30

* David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> [2004-12-22 15:25]:
> Alan Gutierrez wrote:
> > * Reece Dunn <msclrhd_at_[hidden]> [2004-12-21 05:59]:
> > 
> >> The link to the code is: http://uk.geocities.com/msclrhd/gui/gui.zip
> > 
> >     How do I build this?
> >     
> >     I've built Boost on Win32 (with errors in the serialization
> >     library). I'd like to just cd to the gui directory and run bjam
> >     but it asks for a boost-build.jam file.
> > 
> >     Suggestions? Do I need to learn how to write a boost-build.jam
> >     file?
> 
> Yes, but it's pretty trivial.  Just put
> 
> 	boost-build path/to/boost/tools/build/v1 ;
> 
> or
> 
> 	boost-build path/to/boost/tools/build/v2 ;
> 
> in it, depending on whether you're using BBv1 (the official release) or
> BBv2 (prerelease).  The space before the semicolon is important.

    Yes. I figured this bit out. I noted in another post.
    
    This was daunting at first. It is conforting to see a
    ./configure, because I know exactly where to go from there.  

    There were confusing errors because I mistook an executable in
    Reece's gui.zip for a generated executable, and the error
    messages made absolutely no sense. It really threw me.

    Now that that issue has been resolved, Boost.Build is beginning
    to explain itself.

-- 
Alan Gutierrez - alan_at_[hidden]