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Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r82893 - trunk/more/getting_started
From: dnljms_at_[hidden]
Date: 2013-02-14 16:58:31


Author: danieljames
Date: 2013-02-14 16:58:31 EST (Thu, 14 Feb 2013)
New Revision: 82893
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/82893

Log:
Remove references to boostpro installer. Refs #8025
Text files modified:
   trunk/more/getting_started/index.html | 2
   trunk/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html | 2
   trunk/more/getting_started/windows.html | 150 +++++++++++++++------------------------
   trunk/more/getting_started/windows.rst | 44 ----------
   4 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 134 deletions(-)

Modified: trunk/more/getting_started/index.html
==============================================================================
--- trunk/more/getting_started/index.html (original)
+++ trunk/more/getting_started/index.html 2013-02-14 16:58:31 EST (Thu, 14 Feb 2013)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.7: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" />
+<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.8.1: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" />
 <title>Boost Getting Started</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../rst.css" type="text/css" />
 </head>

Modified: trunk/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html
==============================================================================
--- trunk/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html (original)
+++ trunk/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html 2013-02-14 16:58:31 EST (Thu, 14 Feb 2013)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.7: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" />
+<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.8.1: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" />
 <title>Boost Getting Started on Unix Variants</title>
 <meta content="Getting Started with Boost on Unix Variants (including Linux and MacOS)" name="description" />
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../rst.css" type="text/css" />

Modified: trunk/more/getting_started/windows.html
==============================================================================
--- trunk/more/getting_started/windows.html (original)
+++ trunk/more/getting_started/windows.html 2013-02-14 16:58:31 EST (Thu, 14 Feb 2013)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.7: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" />
+<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.8.1: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" />
 <title>Boost Getting Started on Windows</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../rst.css" type="text/css" />
 </head>
@@ -26,53 +26,41 @@
 <div class="contents topic" id="index">
 <p class="topic-title first">Index</p>
 <ul class="auto-toc simple">
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-boost" id="id28">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id29">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id30">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id31">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-from-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id32">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-from-the-command-prompt" id="id33">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id34">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-boost" id="id27">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id28">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id29">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id30">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-from-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id31">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-from-the-command-prompt" id="id32">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id33">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id35">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#install-visual-studio-binaries" id="id36">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-simplified-build-from-source" id="id37">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-binaries-from-source" id="id38">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#install-boost-build" id="id39">5.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Boost.Build</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id40">5.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id41">5.3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#invoke-b2" id="id42">5.3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal">b2</tt></a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id34">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#simplified-build-from-source" id="id35">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simplified Build From Source</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-binaries-from-source" id="id36">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#install-boost-build" id="id37">5.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Boost.Build</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id38">5.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id39">5.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#invoke-b2" id="id40">5.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal">b2</tt></a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#expected-build-output" id="id43">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id44">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#expected-build-output" id="id41">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id42">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id45">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a><ul class="auto-toc">
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id46">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-link-from-the-command-prompt" id="id47">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#library-naming" id="id48">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program" id="id49">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id43">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a><ul class="auto-toc">
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id44">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-link-from-the-command-prompt" id="id45">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#library-naming" id="id46">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program" id="id47">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a class="reference internal" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id50">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id48">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="get-boost">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></h1>
-<p>The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The
-<a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/index.html">Boost website version of this Getting Started guide</a> will have
-updated information on installers as they become available, or see
-<a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_54_0.html">Boost downloads</a> or the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> provided by <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com">BoostPro
-Computing</a>. We especially recommend using an installer if you use
-Microsoft Visual Studio, because the installer can download and
-install precompiled library binaries, saving you the trouble of
-building them yourself. To complete this tutorial, you'll need to at
-least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a>
-binaries when given the option.</p>
-<p>If you're using an earlier version of Visual Studio or some other
-compiler, or if you prefer to build everything yourself, you can
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id27">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></h1>
+<p>The most reliable way to get a copy of Boost is to
 download <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_54_0.html"><tt class="docutils literal">boost_1_54_0</tt><tt class="docutils literal">.7z</tt></a> or <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_54_0.html"><tt class="docutils literal">boost_1_54_0</tt><tt class="docutils literal">.zip</tt></a> and unpack it to install a complete Boost
 distribution.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#zip" id="id2"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
 <!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
@@ -80,7 +68,7 @@
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="the-boost-distribution">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></h1>
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></h1>
 <p>This is a sketch of the resulting directory structure:</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 <strong>boost_1_54_0</strong><strong>\</strong> .................<em>The “boost root directory”</em>
@@ -163,7 +151,7 @@
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="header-only-libraries">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></h1>
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></h1>
 <p>The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build
 Boost?” The good news is that often, there's nothing to build.</p>
 <div class="admonition-nothing-to-build admonition">
@@ -210,7 +198,7 @@
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="build-a-simple-program-using-boost">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1>
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1>
 <p>To keep things simple, let's start by using a header-only library.
 The following program reads a sequence of integers from standard
 input, uses Boost.Lambda to multiply each number by three, and
@@ -266,7 +254,7 @@
 on this page use that technique to save horizontal space.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="build-from-the-visual-studio-ide">
-<span id="vs-header-only"></span><h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
+<span id="vs-header-only"></span><h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
 <ul>
 <li><p class="first">From Visual Studio's <em>File</em> menu, select <em>New</em> &gt; <em>Project…</em></p>
 </li>
@@ -289,7 +277,7 @@
 </li>
 <li><p class="first">In <em>Configuration Properties</em> &gt; <em>C/C++</em> &gt; <em>Precompiled Headers</em>, change
 <em>Use Precompiled Header (/Yu)</em> to <em>Not Using Precompiled
-Headers</em>.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#pch" id="id5"><sup>3</sup></a></p>
+Headers</em>.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#pch" id="id5"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
 </li>
 <li><p class="first">Replace the contents of the <tt class="docutils literal">example.cpp</tt> generated by the IDE
 with the example code above.</p>
@@ -307,7 +295,7 @@
 <p><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="or-build-from-the-command-prompt">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
 <p>From your computer's <em>Start</em> menu, if you are a Visual
 Studio 2005 user, select</p>
 <blockquote>
@@ -333,10 +321,10 @@
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="errors-and-warnings">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></h2>
 <p>Don't be alarmed if you see compiler warnings originating in Boost
 headers. We try to eliminate them, but doing so isn't always
-practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id7"><sup>5</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're
+practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id7"><sup>4</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're
 seeing compilation errors at this point in the tutorial, check to
 be sure you've copied the <a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">example program</a> correctly and that you've
 correctly identified the <a class="reference internal" href="#boost-root-directory">Boost root directory</a>.</p>
@@ -346,21 +334,11 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1>
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1>
 <p>If you want to use any of the separately-compiled Boost libraries,
 you'll need to acquire library binaries.</p>
-<div class="section" id="install-visual-studio-binaries">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></h2>
-<p>The installers supplied by BoostPro Computing will download and
-install pre-compiled binaries into the <tt class="docutils literal">lib\</tt> subdirectory of the
-boost root, typically <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> Files\boost\</tt><tt class="docutils literal">boost_1_54_0</tt><tt class="docutils literal">\lib\</tt>. If you installed
-all variants of the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> binary, you're done with this
-step. Otherwise, please run the installer again and install them
-now.</p>
-<p><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
-</div>
-<div class="section" id="or-simplified-build-from-source">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></h2>
+<div class="section" id="simplified-build-from-source">
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simplified Build From Source</a></h2>
 <p>If you wish to build from source with Visual C++, you can use a
 simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt
 and change your current directory to the Boost root directory. Then, type
@@ -375,7 +353,7 @@
 of allowed options.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="or-build-binaries-from-source">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a></h2>
 <p>If you're using an earlier version of Visual C++, or a compiler
 from another vendor, you'll need to use <a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> to create your
 own binaries.</p>
@@ -388,7 +366,7 @@
 <!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 <div class="section" id="install-boost-build">
-<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id39">5.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Boost.Build</a></h3>
+<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">5.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Boost.Build</a></h3>
 <p><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> is a text-based system for developing, testing, and
 installing software. First, you'll need to build and
 install it. To do this:</p>
@@ -401,7 +379,7 @@
 </ol>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="identify-your-toolset">
-<span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40">5.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></h3>
+<span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">5.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></h3>
 <p>First, find the toolset corresponding to your compiler in the
 following table (an up-to-date list is always available <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html">in the
 Boost.Build documentation</a>).</p>
@@ -486,7 +464,7 @@
 detection code) or <a class="reference internal" href="#auto-linking">auto-linking</a> will fail.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="select-a-build-directory">
-<span id="id13"></span><span id="build-directory"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41">5.3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></h3>
+<span id="id12"></span><span id="build-directory"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id39">5.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></h3>
 <p><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> will place all intermediate files it generates while
 building into the <strong>build directory</strong>. If your Boost root
 directory is writable, this step isn't strictly necessary: by
@@ -494,15 +472,15 @@
 purpose in your current working directory.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="invoke-b2">
-<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id42">5.3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal">b2</tt></a></h3>
+<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40">5.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal">b2</tt></a></h3>
 <p>Change your current directory to the Boost root directory and
 invoke <tt class="docutils literal">b2</tt> as follows:</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
-b2 <strong>--build-dir=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#id13"><em>build-directory</em></a> <strong>toolset=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#toolset-name"><em>toolset-name</em></a> <strong>--build-type=complete</strong> stage
+b2 <strong>--build-dir=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#id12"><em>build-directory</em></a> <strong>toolset=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#toolset-name"><em>toolset-name</em></a> <strong>--build-type=complete</strong> stage
 </pre>
 <p>For a complete description of these and other invocation options,
 please see the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a>.</p>
-<p>For example, your session might look like this:<a class="footnote-reference" href="#continuation" id="id15"><sup>4</sup></a></p>
+<p>For example, your session might look like this:<a class="footnote-reference" href="#continuation" id="id14"><sup>3</sup></a></p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
 C:\WINDOWS&gt; cd <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> Files\boost\</tt><tt class="docutils literal">boost_1_54_0</tt>
 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> Files\boost\</tt><tt class="docutils literal">boost_1_54_0</tt>&gt; b2 <strong>^</strong>
@@ -550,7 +528,7 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="expected-build-output">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id43">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></h2>
 <p>During the process of building Boost libraries, you can expect to
 see some messages printed on the console. These may include</p>
 <ul>
@@ -574,7 +552,7 @@
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="in-case-of-build-errors">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id44">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id42">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></h2>
 <p>The only error messages you see when building Boost—if any—should
 be related to the IOStreams library's support of zip and bzip2
 formats as described <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/iostreams/doc/installation.html">here</a>. Install the relevant development
@@ -591,7 +569,7 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id45">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1>
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id43">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1>
 <p>To demonstrate linking with a Boost binary library, we'll use the
 following simple program that extracts the subject lines from
 emails. It uses the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a
@@ -636,7 +614,7 @@
 variant OSes</a> for the appropriate command-line options to use.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id46">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id44">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
 <p>Starting with the <a class="reference internal" href="#vs-header-only">header-only example project</a> we created
 earlier:</p>
 <ol class="arabic simple">
@@ -650,7 +628,7 @@
 <p><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="or-link-from-the-command-prompt">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id47">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id45">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
 <p>For example, we can compile and link the above program from the
 Visual C++ command-line by simply adding the <strong>bold</strong> text below to
 the command line we used earlier, assuming your Boost binaries are
@@ -661,7 +639,7 @@
 </pre>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="library-naming">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id48">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id46">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></h2>
 <div class="note">
 <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
 <p>If, like Visual C++, your compiler supports auto-linking,
@@ -683,7 +661,7 @@
 <dd><em>Prefix</em>: except on Microsoft Windows, every Boost library
 name begins with this string. On Windows, only ordinary static
 libraries use the <tt class="docutils literal">lib</tt> prefix; import libraries and DLLs do
-not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id23"><sup>6</sup></a></dd>
+not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id22"><sup>5</sup></a></dd>
 <dt><tt class="docutils literal">boost_regex</tt></dt>
 <dd><em>Library name</em>: all boost library filenames begin with <tt class="docutils literal">boost_</tt>.</dd>
 <dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-vc71</span></tt></dt>
@@ -726,7 +704,7 @@
 <td>python-debugging=on</td>
 </tr>
 <tr><td><tt class="docutils literal">d</tt></td>
-<td>building a debug version of your code.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#debug-abi" id="id24"><sup>7</sup></a></td>
+<td>building a debug version of your code.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#debug-abi" id="id23"><sup>6</sup></a></td>
 <td>variant=debug</td>
 </tr>
 <tr><td><tt class="docutils literal">p</tt></td>
@@ -764,7 +742,7 @@
 <!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="test-your-program">
-<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id49">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></h2>
+<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id47">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></h2>
 <p>To test our subject extraction, we'll filter the following text
 file. Copy it out of your browser and save it as <tt class="docutils literal">jayne.txt</tt>:</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
@@ -786,7 +764,7 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="conclusion-and-further-resources">
-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id50">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1>
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id48">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1>
 <p>This concludes your introduction to Boost and to integrating it
 with your programs. As you start using Boost in earnest, there are
 surely a few additional points you'll wish we had covered. One day
@@ -819,20 +797,10 @@
 built-in decompression as it can be painfully slow for large archives.</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
-<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="installer-src" rules="none">
-<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
-<tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label">[2]</td><td>If you used the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> from Boost
-Consulting and deselected “Source and Documentation” (it's
-selected by default), you won't see the <tt class="docutils literal">libs/</tt> subdirectory.
-That won't affect your ability to use precompiled binaries, but
-you won't be able to rebuild libraries from scratch.</td></tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="pch" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">[3]</a></td><td>There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers;
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">[2]</a></td><td>There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers;
 these instructions merely avoid precompiled headers because it
 would require Visual Studio-specific changes to the source code
 used in the examples.</td></tr>
@@ -841,7 +809,7 @@
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="continuation" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id15">[4]</a></td><td><p class="first">In this example, the caret character <tt class="docutils literal">^</tt> is a
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id14">[3]</a></td><td><p class="first">In this example, the caret character <tt class="docutils literal">^</tt> is a
 way of continuing the command on multiple lines, and must be the
 <strong>final character</strong> used on the line to be continued (i.e. do
 not follow it with spaces). The command prompt responds with
@@ -868,7 +836,7 @@
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="warnings" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7">[5]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7">[4]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler
 implementation. The developer of a given Boost library might
 not have access to your compiler. Also, some warnings are
 extremely difficult to eliminate in generic code, to the point
@@ -879,7 +847,7 @@
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="distinct" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id23">[6]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id22">[5]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of
 a Boost library from the import library for an
 identically-configured Boost DLL, which would otherwise have the
 same name.</td></tr>
@@ -888,7 +856,7 @@
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="debug-abi" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id24">[7]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization
+<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id23">[6]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization
 or inlining, with full debug symbols enabled, and without
 <tt class="docutils literal">NDEBUG</tt> <tt class="docutils literal">#define</tt>d. Although it's true that sometimes
 these choices don't affect binary compatibility with other
@@ -898,7 +866,7 @@
 <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="native" rules="none">
 <colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr><td class="label">[8]</td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's
+<tr><td class="label">[7]</td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's
 impossible to make it work transparently to the user; we don't
 recommend it.</td></tr>
 </tbody>

Modified: trunk/more/getting_started/windows.rst
==============================================================================
--- trunk/more/getting_started/windows.rst (original)
+++ trunk/more/getting_started/windows.rst 2013-02-14 16:58:31 EST (Thu, 14 Feb 2013)
@@ -35,25 +35,7 @@
 Get Boost
 =========
 
-The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The
-`Boost website version of this Getting Started guide`_ will have
-updated information on installers as they become available, or see
-`Boost downloads`_ or the installer_ provided by `BoostPro
-Computing`_. We especially recommend using an installer if you use
-Microsoft Visual Studio, because the installer can download and
-install precompiled library binaries, saving you the trouble of
-building them yourself. To complete this tutorial, you'll need to at
-least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the Boost.Regex_
-binaries when given the option.
-
-.. _`Boost website version of this Getting Started guide`:
- http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/index.html
-.. _`Boost downloads`: `sf-download`_
-.. _installer: http://www.boostpro.com/products/free
-.. _BoostPro Computing: http://www.boostpro.com
-
-If you're using an earlier version of Visual Studio or some other
-compiler, or if you prefer to build everything yourself, you can
+The most reliable way to get a copy of Boost is to
 download |boost.7z|_ or |boost_zip|_ and unpack it to install a complete Boost
 distribution. [#zip]_
 
@@ -185,22 +167,8 @@
 
 .. include:: detail/binary-head.rst
 
-Install Visual Studio Binaries
-------------------------------
-
-The installers supplied by BoostPro Computing will download and
-install pre-compiled binaries into the ``lib\`` subdirectory of the
-boost root, typically |default-root|\ ``\lib\``. If you installed
-all variants of the Boost.Regex_ binary, you're done with this
-step. Otherwise, please run the installer again and install them
-now.
-
-|next|__
-
-__ `Link Your Program to a Boost Library`_
-
-Or, Simplified Build From Source
---------------------------------
+Simplified Build From Source
+----------------------------
 
 If you wish to build from source with Visual C++, you can use a
 simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt
@@ -340,12 +308,6 @@
    
 .. _7-Zip: http://www.7-zip.org
 
-.. [#installer-src] If you used the installer_ from Boost
- Consulting and deselected “Source and Documentation” (it's
- selected by default), you won't see the ``libs/`` subdirectory.
- That won't affect your ability to use precompiled binaries, but
- you won't be able to rebuild libraries from scratch.
-
 .. [#pch] There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers;
    these instructions merely avoid precompiled headers because it
    would require Visual Studio-specific changes to the source code


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