Re: [Boost-users] [Newbie Inquiry] Setting Library Path Settings in VC71

From: Sebastian Redl (sebastian.redl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-02 13:38:52

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>Hello Everyone,
>
>I needed a regular expression library, and having discovered Boost through 
>google, I downloaded and installed it. I've set the environment for the 
>include files by Tools > Options > Projects > VC++ Directories > Include 
>Files. And I have set it to include a particular library file but the path 
>goes something like this: 
>"$(VCInstallDir)boost\bin\boost\libs\regex\build\libboost_regex.lib\vc-7_1\debug\runtime-link-static"
>I have a feeling something is wrong here. Is there a way to set the 
>environment for the library files in one go without having to include 
>another path each time I need some library file that isn't in my list of 
>included paths?
>
>For example, if I needed a library file from "signals", I guess I would have 
>to locate the appropriate file and then just enlist another path like 
>"$(VCInstallDir)boost\bin\boost\libs\signals\build\..."
>
>Thanks.
>  
>
By running bjam with the "stage" or "install" targets, you can make it 
collect all library files into a single directory.

Sebastian Redl