Re: [Boost-build] New getting started guide

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-20 08:19:01

Roland Schwarz <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Within a couple of hours, the new version of this page will be
>> available in context at
>> 
>>   http://boost-consulting.com/boost/more/getting_started.html
>> 
>> It might be easier to wait for that to become available.
>
> Great job! Thank you.
>
> Al though a question:
> The instructions do not tell how I would select the mingw compiler.

Gee, I don't know how; I didn't see a mingw toolset when I prepared
these instructions.

> Is this supposed to be automatic?

Looking at gcc.jam I see that, yes, we now have automatic detection.

> What will happen if there is cygwin and mingw installed?

I don't know.  I think you can specify it explicitly with flavor=mingw
on your command-line.  That doesn't seem very satisfying; what is the
value of flavor if you want to build with both?  I think we should
take this to the boost-build list.

> I had to explicitly specify it in user-prefs.jam.
>
> Maybe I am overlooking something...

I don't know.  Why don't you try the instructions and see if they work
for you?  Where they fail, we'll have to fix something.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com