Re: utter newbie from VC7.1

From: aelfred1 (oeranger7_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-26 13:07:09

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_r...> writes:

>Using Boost.Bind does not involve building anything. All you should 
>do is add the boost root directory to your search path.

Well, aren't i ALL SMILES *smiles*. Oddly enough, following the 
VC7.1 help and using Tools>Options>Projects>VC++Directories>Include 
Files>New Line and entering "C:\boost" on that line, to augment 
the "Path to use when searching for include files while building a 
VC++ project. Corresponds to environment variable INCLUDE," doesn't 
seem to get bind.hpp found. What works (for now?) is copying the 
folder "boost" onto the path, to where deque, string and many other 
suspiciously STL-like files live, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\Include. 

David Abrahams <dave_at_b...> writes:

>in addition, for BBv2 you want:

>using msvc : 7.1 ;

>Although, if you only have one version of msvc installed, I think

>using msvc ;

>works just as well. Don't the BBv2 docs cover this?

Both entries work (after putting the space between identifier and 
semicolon *smile*); my use of the token "vc7" was an inference from 
the Boost.Jam documentation, "Building Boost.Jam" section, first 
table of "The supported toolsets ..." after the fifth paragraph, 
where (hypertext)_msvc_ is associated with VC++6.x, and (hypertext)
_vc7_ is associated with VC++7.x. Hmm, I see the BBv2 docs said I 
should "open the user-config.jam file and follow the instructions 
there," namely, "# Uncomment relevant parts to suite your local 
configuration and preferences" which would have resulted in 

using msvc ;

which would have worked. My bad.

Thank you both for your help!
Andrew