[Boost-users] Re: installing boost

From: Jeffrey Holle (jeff.holle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-30 23:32:59

Only until one wants to use bjam outside of the boost tree!

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Jeffrey Holle wrote:
> 
>> You do need to define BOOST_ROOT and BOOST_BUILD_PATH.
>> BOOST_ROOT should point to the top of the boost directory tree.  This 
>> is the directory that has boost and libs subdirectories.
>> BOOST_BUILD_PATH should be "$BOOST_ROOT/tools/build/v1"
>>
>> Don't forget to export your environment variable.
> 
> 
> Or just:
> 
>     cd /var/boost/boost_1_31_0
>     bjam -sTOOLS=gcc install
> 
> As per: http:://www.boost.org/more/getting_started.html
> 
>