[Boost-users] Re: How to install only a few libraries

From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-07 07:39:16

"Marcel Loose" <loose_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:s25501ff.047_at_server7.nfra.nl...
> Hi,
>
> Maybe I haven't searched well enough in the installation docs, but I
> couldn't find an answer to the following.
>
> Is is possible to install only one or two libraries. For example,
> suppose I only want to use boost::smart_ptr. How can I arrange that only
> the files I really need are being downloaded and installed? Nothing
> more, nothing less? I've seen the option to bjam --with-<library>, but
> that only works for libraries, not for header files. When I do an
> install, I still get all the header files copied to my install
> directory.

>From another thread:

Micha Bieber <onsager_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Personally I find the spectrum for boost a bit too broad, and
> splitting a library, new merging at a different level, splitting
> again etc. are completely common stages in software development (see
> Qt for a current example).

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at, but does
http://www.boost.org/tools/bcp/bcp.html begin to address your concern?

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Jeff Flinn