[boost] Re: thoughts on a GUI component library

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-22 14:59:06

Alan Gutierrez wrote:
> * Reece Dunn <msclrhd_at_[hidden]> [2004-12-21 05:59]:
> 
>> The link to the code is: http://uk.geocities.com/msclrhd/gui/gui.zip
> 
>     How do I build this?
>     
>     I've built Boost on Win32 (with errors in the serialization
>     library). I'd like to just cd to the gui directory and run bjam
>     but it asks for a boost-build.jam file.
> 
>     Suggestions? Do I need to learn how to write a boost-build.jam
>     file?

Yes, but it's pretty trivial.  Just put

        boost-build path/to/boost/tools/build/v1 ;

or

        boost-build path/to/boost/tools/build/v2 ;

in it, depending on whether you're using BBv1 (the official release) or
BBv2 (prerelease).  The space before the semicolon is important.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com