building boost with vc7

From: oleg smolsky (oleg.smolsky_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-30 16:20:53

Hello,

I've just downloaded boost_1_30_0 and it turns out that there are two ways
to build regex lib:
bjam
nmake /f vc7.mak

However, they produce different libraries, and regex headers explicitly include 
ones generated by the makefile. 
e.g:
boost_regex_vc7_mdi.lib
boost_regex_vc7_mdid.lib
.....

So, here are a few questions:
-- why do above commands generate different libs?
-- the nmake generates a full set of libs, but bjam does not, why?
-- no other libs do have makefiles, why?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Oleg Smolsky
Software Design Authority
Allied Telesyn Research