Re: [boost] [1.39.0] getting started update

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.39.0] getting started update
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-16 01:54:07

On Thursday 16 April 2009 02:41:50 David Abrahams wrote:

> > +If you wish to build from source and is using Visual C++, you can use a 
> > +simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt
> > +and change your current directory to the Boost root directory. Then, type
> > +the following commands::
> > +
> > +  bootstrap
> > +  .\bjam
> > +
> > +The first command prepares the Boost.Build system for use. The second
> > +command invokes Boost.Build to build C++ Boost. Please consult the
> > +`Boost.Build documentation`__ for a list of options that can be passed
> > +to ``bjam``.
> 
> should read:
> 
> If you wish to build from source with Visual C++, you can use a 
> simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt
> and change your current directory to the Boost root directory. Then, type
> the following commands::
> 
>   bootstrap
>   .\bjam
> 
> The first command prepares the Boost.Build system for use. The second
> command invokes Boost.Build to build the separately-compiled Boost
> libraries. Please consult the `Boost.Build documentation`__ for a list
> of options that can be passed to ``bjam``.

Thanks for review -- I have copy-pasted the above wording, generated
HTML, checked in to trunk and merged to release branch.

> [Note: "C++ Boost," while possibly implied by the old logo, is not the
> name of our project.  It's either "Boost" or "The Boost C++ Libraries"]

Ah, I did not know and though "C++ Boost" is the canonical spelling. Thanks
for clarifying.

- Volodya