Re: [boost] Customer Friendlier Boost Installation -- (Finally)Getting Started

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-05 08:50:17

Well I suspect I am not the only one confused already ;-)

(I did claim to be well qualified!)

A definition of 'Boost root' seems useful, for a start, even if it seems
obvious to you.

The table of bjam options appears to me to provide c:\boost as the Win32
default for where bjam puts the Boost version files.

How do you suggest switching to a new Boost version 1.34?
And back again if it proves to cause trouble :-(

Are you suggesting having c:\boost_1_33_0 and c:\boost_1_34_0 ... ?
(c:\boost_1_33_latestCVS?)

Victor Wagner posted a method using an environment variable which worked
well for him, allowing a smooth switch to and from release versions.  should
we suggest this?

Paul

PS You might reduce resistance to using bjam by saying a bit more explicitly
what it does

"bjam runs the compiler and linker externally to any IDE..."

It may come to a surprise to some Windows programmers that it is possible to
run the compiler outside the IDE.

And 'define' a toolset (compiler & linker etc)?

Paul A Bristow
Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David Abrahams
| Sent: 04 July 2005 22:07
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: Re: [boost] Customer Friendlier Boost Installation 
| -- (Finally)Getting Started
| 
| "Paul A Bristow" <pbristow_at_[hidden]> writes:
| 
| > Add the Boost root directory to the compiler's #include <...> path
| >
| > But this means you need to recommend a location for 
| unpacking boost, outside
| > bjam.
| >
| > So add "Unpack the downloaded package to a Boost root directory, for
| > example, c:\boost for Win32 or  /usr/local for *nix."
| 
| Those particular directions will at best cause confusion because the
| archive has a top-level directory called boost_1_33_0 that is the
| Boost root directory.  People will end up with c:\boost\boost_1_33_0
| and think that c:\boost is the Boost root.
| 
| -- 
| Dave Abrahams
| Boost Consulting
| www.boost-consulting.com
| 
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