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

From: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard (jbms_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-05 18:13:27

Andrey Melnikov <melnikov_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Andrey Melnikov <melnikov_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> 
>> 
>>> David Abrahams wrote:
>>> 
>>> ----
>>> It is strongly recommended that you simply download a
>>> prebuilt bjam executable for your platform:
>> 
>> 
>> Avoid the passive voice.
>> 
> I just quoted a wrong place.. Look at this variant. I changed a lot.

> ----
> We compiled a version of bjam executable (bjam.exe or bjam) for you, and 
> tested it with Boost release. We strongly recommend you simply to 
> download prebuilt bjam for your platform:
> - <a>windows</a>
> - <a>linux</a>
> - <a>freebsd</a>
> - <a>solaris</a>
> - <a>Mac OS X</a>

> If your platform isn't in the list, or if you downloaded the latest 
> Boost beta sources from CVS instead of official Boost release, 
> <a>installation guide</a> describes how to compile bjam from sources 
> located in tools/build/jam_src by running build.bat or build.sh.

> Latest Boost sources may fail to compile with prebuilt bjam because 
> prebuilt version could become incompatible with Boost *.jam files.
> -----

You are missing a bunch of articles, and personally, I don't like the
style of "We compiled ... for you."  It seems that it would better to
say that using the prebuilt bjam executable, if there is one available, 
-- 
Jeremy Maitin-Shepard