Re: [Boost-users] Too many library variants

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-14 20:17:00

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Merrill Cornish wrote:
>> When I built Boost 1.33.0 for MinGW, I just specified the toolset.
>> As a result I got 28! variants on the set of Boost libraries.
>> 
>>> From the various file names, I can figure out most of the variants:
>>> 
>> d = debug mt = multi-threaded s = static but there are other variants
>> which aren't as obvious.
>
> It's all explained in 
> <http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started.html#Results>.

Rene, I get the impression that 28 variants is a lot more than most
people want, at least at first.  Maybe we shouldn't build all of them
by default, and just supply enough to "get started?"

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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