[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Michel André (michel.andre_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-30 16:41:27

Rene Rivera wrote:
> I'm not sure "libs", or "Libraries", or "Library Files", fits in this 
> case because we are talking about both programs(bjam, wave, etc.) and 
> libraries. And the other examples, Python, MinGW, etc. also install 
> programs. A more appropriate location would be:
> 
>     "\Development Files\Boost"
>     "\Development Files\Python"
>     "\Development Files\MinGW"
>     ...
> 
> Although the shorter "\Development\*" would probably works as well. But 
> if we are talking about such a location you need to consider language 
> localization, in the same way as "Program Files" treated.

Personally I have
\Packages\boost
...

For my development related stuff such as libraries, scripting languages 
(python, ruby, perl), cygwin et al.

/Michel