[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-27 02:16:49

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:upsvdfl14.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> "Arkadiy Vertleyb" <vertleyb_at_[hidden]> writes:
>

[snip]

>
>> 3) What is my $HOME directory?  The boost-sandbox\libs\typeof\doc?
>
> Sorry, that was a Unix-ism.  Just
>
>       set HOME=%HOMEPATH%

Actually, I think that this should be:

set HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

>
> and it will be in c:\Documents and Settings\<your-user-name>

For me, it's actually "d:\users\jni" - but normally it defaults to be the 
above. I usally change the user settings to have my home path somewhere 
else.

>
> We ought to change it so it uses %HOMEPATH% instead of %HOME% by
> default, on Windows.

As above.

// Johan