[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-31 20:31:19

Andrey Melnikov <melnikov_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Rob Stewart <stewart_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> 
>>>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.
>> Regardless, it's clear from all these opinions that there's no
>> "right
>> answer."
>> 
> Yes. I agree that at the moment there are no right place. But it's also 
> clear that nobody uses root (or very few people). 

Count me among the few.  Boost is so important to me that the CVS
lives at c:\boost.

> Everybody uses <drive>:\%something%\boost, so \dev\boost,
> \libs\boost or \program files\boost seems to be a bit more
> reasonable than just \boost. I vote for \dev - it's short and
> satisfies both tools like bjam and libraries..  Or maybe \dev\libs
> :)

I have no serious objections, but would like to have more confidence
that it's going to be a real improvement.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com