Re: utter newbie from VC7.1

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-27 17:08:01

"aelfred1" <oeranger7_at_[hidden]> writes:

> 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. 

I think your problem is that you're trying to 

#include "bind.hpp"

instead of 

#include "boost/bind.hpp"

or

#include <boost/bind.hpp>

The first form above is incorrect.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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