Re: [boost] Shorter link to getting started

Subject: Re: [boost] Shorter link to getting started
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-05 19:13:47

AMDG

Anders Dalvander wrote:
> 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 
>

http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html also works

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe