Re: [boost] Shorter link to getting started

Subject: Re: [boost] Shorter link to getting started
From: Anders Dalvander (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-05 16:05:02

ghost_at_[hidden] wrote:
> I would like to modify the configure script to mention getting started,
> so that user knows where to look for information, but unfortunately,
> the current URL is a bit long:
>
>     http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_38_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html
>
> It is 77 characters, so it does not leave any space for any other text.
>
> Thanks,
> Volodya

What happens after 77 characters, do characters start falling off the 
edge of the screen? Hasn't that theory been disproved yet?

J/K. It would be nice to have shorter URLs, the non version specific URL 
is even a character longer:

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html

Regards,
Anders