Re: [Boost-Users] Re: Newbie needs help w/VC6 & filesystem (take 2)

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-16 19:28:38

At 02:05 PM 9/16/2002, John B. Williston wrote:
 >On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:48:39 -0400, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
 >wrote:
 >
 >>Could the problem be that you are trying to use the current Filesystem
 >>stuff with Boost 1.28.0?
 >
 >I suppose so. As I hopefully indicated, I'm a complete newbie to using
 >Boost. I've been aware of it for a while, but it was only a day or two
 >ago that I downloaded the latest official release available. As I
 >check the directory name, it indeed seems to be v1.28.0.
 >
 >>I've only been testing the Filesystem Library with the current Boost 
CVS,
 >>which has many, many changes since 1.28.0 was released.
 >
 >Ok, so if that's the problem, then I have to plead ignorance yet again
 >and ask another question: how do I get the "current Boost CVS"? I know
 >CVS is some sort of versioning system, but that's about all I know
 >about it.

See http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=7586

 >>Does sample code from other Boost libraries compile and run OK for you?
 >
 >I do not know. The only things I've tried to use to date (viz., the
 >dir_it and filesystem libs) both fail with all sorts of heinous
 >errors. I haven't tried any of the other stuff yet.

You also might want to spend some more time looking around the web site, 
and
become familiar with some of the regular (non-beta, part of a regular Boost 
release) libraries, first.  Look at the Compiler Status 
(http://www.boost.org/status/compiler_status.html) to make sure the library 
works with your compiler.

HTH,

--Beman