[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Andrey Melnikov (melnikov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-27 08:10:31

Caleb Epstein wrote:

> Here's the Wiki page:
> 
> http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?InstallingBoost
> 
> Someone else suggested a web form could be used to generate the bjam
> command line from user input (e.g. pick your platform, compiler,
> desired configuration from pull-down menus).  I like that idea lot.
> 
Why don't we just put vc-2003-default-build.bat?

@prompt $g
cd tools\build\jam_src
call build.bat vc7
cd ..\..\..
tools\build\jam_src\bin.ntx86\bjam.exe bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 install

This will work for the vast majority of configurations. And users won't 
have to use shell at all... Just double-click from explorer or other 
file manager they use..

Andrey