Re: [boost] Changing the website (Was: Need help with bootstrap.bat)

Subject: Re: [boost] Changing the website (Was: Need help with bootstrap.bat)
From: Daniel James (dnljms_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-05 15:44:43

On 5 January 2018 at 15:27, Andrzej Krzemienski via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> ```
> error: xsltproc: Could not run "xsltproc" -V.
> 'xsltproc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> ```
> Apparently, having `xsltproc` is a prerequisite, but it is not mentioned in
> the "Getting Started" wiki:
> https://github.com/boostorg/boost/wiki/Getting-Started
>
> Is there a place where I can find prerequisites like this one? (and
> document them on Wiki).

There's a page on the old wiki:

https://svn.boost.org/trac10/wiki/BoostDocs/GettingStarted

> Another one. I am not sure if it is related to Boost.Config, or generally
> to "Boost basics" I was trying to add another macro to Boost.Config. I
> followed the instructions at
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_66_0/libs/config/doc/html/boost_config/guidelines_for_boost_authors.html#boost_config.guidelines_for_boost_authors.adding_new_defect_macros
> One thing it says is "Document the macro in this documentation (please do
> not forget this step!!)" Because the doc folder contains both QBK and HTML
> files, I assume that I should modify the QBK files, run b2, and the
> corresponding HTML files will get updated. But when I run b2, I get message
>
[snip]
>> WARNING: Unable to construct ./standalone of type BOOSTBOOK with these

I think this means that quickbook isn't configured. If you add a
'using quickbook ;' to your user-config.jam it should work.