Re: [Boost-users] [Newbie Inquiry] Setting Library Path SettingsinVC71

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-18 07:32:46

"Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> But as for the  Windows Boost installer. It looks Great! Especially as it shows 
> how useful a GUI is ;-) .. However I would recommend downloading only the distro 
> and then building locally as downloading all the binaries can take an awfully 
> long time. I gave up after an hour and cancelled it FWIW.

I think you should be more selective and not download everything.

Trying to do a local build could be a bit harder, as it requires being
able to properly configure the tools.  We might add that option for
Boost 1.34, though.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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