[Boost-users] Thanks - problem solved

From: Daniel Huber (dhuber_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-10 13:09:22

FYI, this did the trick.  Thanks for your help.

-Daniel

boost-users-request_at_[hidden] wrote:
 >Here is what I did to install:
 >>
 >> First go to tools/build/jam_src and build jam:
 >>   sh build.sh
 >>
 >> Then cd back to the boost root dir, and install:
 >>   tools/build/jam_src/bin.linuxx86/bjam  --sTOOLS=gcc
 >> --prefix=~/local/linux install

Two things:

a) It should be -sTOOLS=gcc but since the default is gcc on Linux anyway
this doesn't really affect the results.

b) "~/local/linux" is a shell construct which will only gets expanded by
the shell if it's by itself as an argument. You heed to use
$HOME/local/linux instead.