Re: [Boost-build] [boost] Errors in "getting started" documentation

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [boost] Errors in "getting started" documentation
From: Daniel James (dnljms_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-13 13:44:04

This was posted to the developer list:

On 12 February 2011 23:11, Loïc Joly <loic.actarus.joly_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I recently upgraded to the 1.45 version on windows, with VC++2010. I noticed
> several errors in the documentation. I think they are really important,
> because installation is the first thing people will ever encounter from
> boost, and if the installation procedure is buggy, people might decide not
> to look any further.
>
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#get-bjam
>
> If we get a prebuild bjam program, the compilation step will fail. We need
> to get a bjam by executing the bootstrap file in the distribution, not by
> downloading it.
>
> http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html#bbv2.reference.tools.compiler.msvc

What should we do about this? Also, does the site need to be changed?
We're still linking to the download for Boost Jam 3.1.18 on the home
page.

Daniel