[Boost-build] Include only library files not copied to include path

Subject: [Boost-build] Include only library files not copied to include path
From: Adrian Michel (adrian_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-03 03:03:35

I use the following command to build boost 1.66.0 for Visual C++ 2015:

 

"b2 --toolset=msvc-14.0 --with-thread --with-filesystem --with-date_time
--with-regex --with-locale --with-atomic --with-program_options
link=static,shared address-model=64 threading=multi --build-type=complete
--stagedir=stage\x64 -a define=BOOST_USE_WINAPI_VERSION=0x0501"

 

The build completes successfully with the following message (I replaced the
complete path with ellipsis):

 

-----------------

The Boost C++ Libraries were successfully built!

 

The following directory should be added to compiler include paths:

 

    C:\...\boost\1_66_0

 

The following directory should be added to linker library paths:

 

    C:\...\boost\1_66_0\stage\x64\lib

-----------------

 

Header files for specified libraries (thread, filesystem etc.) are copied
under .\boost\1_66_0\boost\... as expected, however, files for several
header only libraries (such as algorithm\string.hpp) are not copied to the
expected location and that causes building the project which uses them to
fail.

 

Am I using b2 incorrectly?

Is there a command line argument that directs b2 to copy the files for
header only libraries that I need to use?

Or do I need to manually copy the missing files to the right include path?

 

Thanks,

 

Adrian