[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3228: Documentation Improvement - Include "--exec-prefix" in Example

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3228: Documentation Improvement - Include "--exec-prefix" in Example
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-28 02:22:06


#3228: Documentation Improvement - Include "--exec-prefix" in Example
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 Reporter: eldon_nelson@… | Owner: dave
     Type: Patches | Status: new
Milestone: Boost 1.40.0 | Component: Getting Started Guide
  Version: Boost 1.39.0 | Severity: Optimization
 Keywords: |
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 I would like to propose a usability fix to the Getting Started Guide at
 the following location.

 http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_39_0/more/getting_started/unix-
 variants.html#id27

 "Select your configuration options and invoke ./bootstrap.sh again without
 the --help option. Unless you have write permission in your system's
 /usr/local/ directory, you'll probably want to at least use"

 BEFORE $ ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=path/to/installation/prefix
 PROPOSED FIXED $ ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=path/to/installation/prefix
 --exec-prefix=path/to/installation/prefix

 "--exec-prefix" is needed to make sure that the libs can go where you want
 too - they default to the /lib dir which is not writeable by most people.

 Thanks again!

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 REFERENCE
 Installation directories:
   --prefix=PREFIX install Boost into the given PREFIX
                             [/usr/local]
   --exec-prefix=EPREFIX install Boost binaries into the given EPREFIX
                             [PREFIX]

 More precise control over installation directories:
   --libdir=DIR install libraries here [EPREFIX/lib]
   --includedir=DIR install headers here [PREFIX/include]

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3228>
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