Re: [boost] [RC_1_34_0] Boost Build v2 installation missing headers

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-01 23:17:09

Dean Michael Berris wrote:
> On 7/2/06, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Dean Michael Berris wrote:
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm sending a ping again regarding the installation target of Boost
>>> Build v2. I ran this command (on RC_1_34_0) and noticed some headers
>>> weren't being copied over:
>>>
>>> bjam --v2 install --prefix="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8"
>> I always wonder why people think that's a good place to install things into.
>>
> 
> My bad, it should have been --prefix="C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> Visual Studio 8\VC"
> 
> I also don't think it's a good place to install things into, but I'm
> primarily not a Windows user, and putting the boost libraries
> installed in the default include/ and lib/ directory of the compiler I
> use just makes it _easier_ if anything else. ;)

As both a Windows and non-Windows user/developer I personally don't 
follow most of the recommended/default installation if I can help it. I 
avoid installing into /usr/local, /usr, "C:\Program Files", or whatever 
else the default is. Such defaults are usually just impediments to 
getting repeatable and isolated install results for development and 
testing. But I guess that just the configuration manager in me babbling. 
So I'll shut up now ;-)

> Thanks!

Welcome. And thanks for spotting the problem.

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