Re: [boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Caleb Epstein (caleb.epstein_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-25 23:56:06

On 5/25/05, David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Caleb Epstein <caleb.epstein_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > Admittedly there should be example command lines for vc-7_1 etc and
> > not just gcc.
> 
> Can you suggest where we should show those examples?  There are quite
> a few toolsets!  Maybe in the table?

Perhaps a new section in Getting Started, called something like "Quick
Start for the Impatient":

This is for the impatient developer who just wants to get up and
running with any or all of Boost, but doesn't have the time or desire
to learn the intricacies of the <link:Boost.Build> system.  If you
have one of the compilers mentioned below, you can build and install
Boost by:

* Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows 2000 or XP (95/98?)

** Start Menu > Run > cmd
** bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1
** Did you get an the error like <code>'bjam' is not recognized as an
internal or external command, operable program or batch file</code>? 
Right click this <link:bjam.exe> and select Save As... 
c:\windows\bjam.exe (or c:\winnt\bjam.exe).  Repeat the previous step.

* Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2 on Windows 2000 or XP (95/98?)

** Same steps as for VS.NET 2003, but type <code>bjam -sTOOLS=vc-8_0
install</code> instead.

* GNU gcc/g++ 3.3 (2.95? 3.2?) or later on just about any UNIX-like OS
under the sun:

** Start a shell
** Download Boost from <link:tar.gz file>.
** Extract it by typing e.g. <code>tar xfz boost-<version>.tar.gz</code>
** chdir boost_<version>
** bjam -sTOOLS=gcc install [discuss --prefix?]
** Did you get an error like <code>bjam: command not found</code>? 
Type <code>chdir tools/build/jam_src && ./build.sh gcc</code>.  Copy
the resulting bjam executable from bin.<something> to ~ (e.g. <code>cp
bin.<tab>/bjam ~</code>).  Repeat the previous step, but begin with
<code>~/bjam</code> instead of <code>bjam</code>

[Others]

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Caleb Epstein
caleb dot epstein at gmail dot com