[Boost-users] Re: Boost.Build -- how to get started?

From: Arkadiy Vertleyb (vertleyb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-17 01:26:01

"Arkadiy Vertleyb" <vertleyb_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:d19mvh$9tj$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote
> > Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I am trying to use Boost.Build to build my own project.  However...
> >
> > First of all, you did not specify if you're using V1 or V2. If V2, then
> > - you can either use the version in Boost CVS or a complete package from
> >   http://boost.org/boost-build2
> > - there's even tutorial documentation:
> >
>
http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/tutorial.html#bbv2.tutorial.hell
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> >   and example in <v2-root>/example
>
> I was trying V1.  Should I use V2?  Is it stable?  Is there much
difference?
> What is used now to build Boost?

I think I figured it out :-)  Things got mu-uch better after I copied
bjam.exe into tools/build/v1, and made it the build directory.  This dir
already contains all the needed files.

I wonder if this is what really needs to be done...  or is it possible to do
the same with the PATH?

Thanks,
Arkadiy