Re: [Boost-users] Deploying Boost App: Best Practices?

From: Noel Yap (noel.yap_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-11 12:15:48

I would add that if you go with the former (personally, my preference
as an open source user), you should specify which version of Boost
you're using.

Noel

On 11/11/05, John Maddock <john_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > I am building an open source C++ application using various Boost
> > libraries.  I am using the libraries as-is without any tweaks,
> > additions, or wrappers to the source or headers.
> >
> > What is the accepted way (if there is one) of deploying a Boost
> > application when the application includes the source under an open
> > source license?  Should I distribute only *my* source along with
> > instructions to users who want to compile it to download the Boost
> > libraries?  Or, should I include a boost/ subdirectory in my source
> > tree with the Boost headers and libraries my app uses?
>
> Either, or both, or make the parts of Boost that you use (extracted with
> bcp?) a separate download (if you don't have a copy of Boost already, you'll
> need to download this etc...).
>
> John.
>
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