Re: [Boost-build] How to build boost

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to build boost
From: ZikO (zebik_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-10 17:14:20

Michael Jackson-5 wrote:
> 
> This is what I do on windows XP using MSVC.
> 
> 
> bjam.exe toolset=msvc --with-test --with-filesystem --with- 
> program_options --with-iostreams --with-threads --prefix=C:\Developer 
> \VS9\boost_1_36 variant=release,debug threading=multi link=static  
> runtime-link=shared install
> 
> That will compile only some libraries and install all headers and  
> libraries in C:\Developer\VS9 using VS2008 Express.
> 
> If you want to use MinGW then I would replace the toolset=msvc with  
> toolset=gcc in the above command line.
> 
> That _should_ work as I have done this on XP a few times although I  
> think I download the installer from BoostPro last time..
> 
> 
> You are not alone in trying to figure out how to compile boost..
> ---
> Mike Jackson                 www.bluequartz.net
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 3:15 PM, ZikO wrote:
> 
>>
>> I tried to build filesystem as I really dont know what I am supposed  
>> to do
>> with compiled 1GB files. There is no documentation on boost org  
>> website
>> about it whatsoever. How can i the hek know how to do it if there's no
>> explanation.
>>
>> I found I can get into particular folder in boost_1_38_0\libs 
>> \....library
>> and build it by bjam but I always end up with is bin.v2  ...  and  
>> what else.
>> I cant get through this because there is nowhere to find anything  
>> about it.
>> Can some one please just give me the procedure? Or the link where I  
>> can read
>> about it, thanks.
>>
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thanks for that so much =)

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