Re: [boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-31 08:28:24

From: =?UTF-8?B?TWljaGVsIEFuZHLDqQ==?= <michel.andre_at_[hidden]>
> 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

I always use <drive>:\dev or $HOME/dev, depending upon platform.
"dev" is short and sweet.

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