RE: [boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Brian Braatz (brianb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-27 09:04:46

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
> On Behalf Of Loïc Joly
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:23 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation
> 
> Paul A Bristow a écrit :
> 
>  > Recently we had a flurry of discussion of why Boost is not more
> widely used.
>  >
>  > I have used some bits of Boost happily for years, but recently I felt
> I had
>  > to use it 'properly' so concluded it was time I used the bjam build
> system -
>  > something I had felt looked a bit clever.
>  >
>  >
> 
<SNIP>
> 
> * Finally, installing boost takes longer than installing VC++... Is
> building from the source such an important point ? Would'nt it be
> possible to provide pre-built libraries for the 3 or 4 main compilers on
> windows with each release ? The whole package, zipped, is 80mb on my VC8.
> 
> --
> Loïc

[Brian Braatz Writes:] 
Thank you for also suggesting that.

Somewhere, someplace, an angel just got his wings.. :)