Re: [boost] Fwd from ms.p.vc.l: Boost with VC6

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-05 04:33:51

This reinforces my previous 'complaint' that the build DOCUMENTATION is
still a MAJOR barrier to wider Boost adoption.  I have now built the
libraries, after learning more about the build process than I wanted to ;-)

I hope this will be a priority for the next release, prefably only having
one build V2 system.  It isn't as sexy as the minutiae of macro-processing,
but it is important.

Paul

Paul A Bristow
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jeff Flinn
| Sent: 04 October 2005 14:01
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: [boost] Fwd from ms.p.vc.l: Boost with VC6
| 
| Just an FYI related to first time boost users efforts at 
| installation. I'm 
| forwarding this from microsoft.public.vc.language. I've 
| answered this to the 
| best of my abilities in that thread, and suggested that the 
| OP join the 
| boost.user list.
| 
| Jeff
| 
| "andri m.a" <a.m.a_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
| news:%2%_e.4643$f_3.44986_at_weber.videotron.net...
| > hi there.
| >
| > It's been suggested my many that i use Boost libraries.
| > So i went to boost.org and downloaded the win32 files.
| > Unziped the boost folder into :
| > C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Include\
| >
| > even added the boost directory in the IDE using  :
| > tools>options>directories...
| >
| > I read the docs at boost and it says that for VC6 the files
| > (hpp) should work as is, but every time i try to compile
| > something im missing static libraries like :
| > libboost_program_options-vc6-sgd-1_33.lib is missing.
| >
| > Wich even google in its vast DB entries is unable to
| > produce a single hit for.
| >
| > Then again MSDN is discouraging using VC6 and suggest
| > i spend a lot of money for a .Net   :-}
| > ( very amusing )
| >
| > Any tips would be gigantically helpfull.
| 
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