Re: visual studio boost installation

From: savapedro (savapedro_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-06 13:28:58

--- In jamboost_at_[hidden], "John Maddock" <john_at_j...> wrote:
> >Well, thanks anyway.
> >
> >I was trying to build the QuantLib financial library, which is also
> >free software and uses Boost libraries. Hence I had to compile and
> >install Boost first.
> >
> >I guess I´ll have to find other sources, or else maybe finding a 
way
> >of installing Boost without the offended libs (e.g. spirit)
> 
> I just took a quick look at QuantLib and *you already have 
everything you 
> need*.
> 
> Specifically: QuantLib uses a couple of Boost headers (shared_ptr 
and 
> config), and doesn't look to need the source building at all, 
*unless* you 
> want to build the QuantLib test suite which relies upon Boost.Test. 
> However, not only does Boost.Test work perfectly well with VC6, but 
based on 
> your previous messages, you already have built it!
> 
> Yes I know you got errors from the serialisation lib, but since 
QuantLib 
> doesn't use that, you can just ignore those for now, and get on 
with using 
> what you do have.
> 
> Happy yet? :-)
> 
> John.

Well, that is rather startling. :stunned:

I´ll have to check but thank you! :)

Pete