[Boost-users] Include boost in software distribution?

From: Joseph Turian (turian_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-29 09:30:09

Hi,

I'm packaging some software for distribution, and the software depends upon 
the 'program_options' library.

I don't want to assume that the user has boost installed, or ever jam. So I 
was wondering about the potential for automagically building and using the 
'program_options' library if it is not already present on the user's system.

I would include the source files in libs/program_options/, and write a small 
Makefile for it.
I would also include all the Boost headers.

Is this sufficient, even though it wouldn't run the Boost configure script 
to determine system-specific settings?
Can you see any problems in building this library without doing a full Boost 
install?

Thanks!

Joseph

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