[boost] Re: Using Boost.Book

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-26 21:50:38

"Arkadiy Vertleyb" <vertleyb_at_[hidden]> writes:

> The discussion about Boost.Build is valuable by itself, but OTOH, (why) do I
> need the Boost.Build to use the Boost.Book?  Isn't Boost.Build just a way to
> run something that otherwise can be run from the command line?

For the same reasons you need Boost.Build to build Boost.  There are
lots of steps to translating BoostBook into HTML or PDF.  If you want
to figure those steps out by hand and put them all in a .bat file and
do all of them every time even if only a small percentage need to be
done, then by all means go for it!

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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