Re: [Boost-build] boost build v2 versions

From: Andrei Melnikov (andy.melnikov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-22 15:17:50

On 20/06/06, Valentin Samko <boost.build_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How is the Boost Build v2 version at
>         http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost-build-2.0-m10.zip
> different from the one included with Boost 1.33.1 ? Is it older or
> newer?
>
> I tried replacing boost_1_33_1/tools/build/v2 with the corresponding
> files from boost-build-2.0-m10.zip, but this configuration fails to
> build boost or any of my project as files like package.jam, etc. are
> missing.

You should use boost.build from inside boost distribution to compile
boost. m10 is outdated.

For your own projects you can use either boost.build from boost or the
latest nighly boost.build snapshot
(http://boost.org/boost-build2/boost-build.tar.bz2) from Boost.Build
v2 homepage (http://www.boost.org/tools/build/v2/). Also you can fetch
last boost.build from boost CVS repository.

You can safely use precompiled bjam executable from Boost SF downloads
(http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=72941&release_id=423149)
or you can compile it from sources in jam_src directory.

Andrei