Re: need help with building QuickBook docs

From: pbristow_at_[hidden]
Date: 2022-05-22 13:51:53

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost <boost-bounces_at_[hidden]> On Behalf Of Andrzej Krzemienski via Boost
> Sent: 22 May 2022 14:14
> To: René Ferdinand Rivera Morell <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]>
> Cc: Andrzej Krzemienski <akrzemi1_at_[hidden]>; Boost Developers List <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Subject: Re: [boost] need help with building QuickBook docs
> 
> Thanks. That would be the most likely cause of my problems. Could you point me to instructions for
> rebuilding the b2 engine executable?

https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_79_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#get-boost

Section 5.1    Simplified Build From Source

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
.\b2
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 allowed options.

https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_79_0/tools/build/doc/html/index.html

https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_79_0/tools/build/doc/html/index.html#bbv2.installation

Run either .\bootstrap.bat (on Windows), or ./bootstrap.sh (on other operating systems)

(which may be too simple.  By default, Windows 10 and up, probably don't provide cmd.exe, preferring the fancy new command shell Windows PowerShell)   

b2 -v  will show the current version.

You will probably want to ensure that b2.exe is visible globally, perhaps by adding to PATH.  Perhaps using the Windows Environment Variables editor?

HTH

Paul