Re: [Boost-users] Help to BUILD AND INSTALL Boost Libraries

From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-08 14:00:53

Why don't you use boost installer? It will download and install all required libs, headers and
sources:

http://www.boost-consulting.com/download.html

You will only need to set correct path to boost libs in VC8.

With Kind Regards,

Ovanes Markarian

On Thu, June 8, 2006 19:41, Hemal patel wrote:
> Hi! Jan,
>
> I tried the one you have suggested, and I get message like ,
> vc80-tools.jam: NO such file or directory.
>
> Yes, I did visit  http://boost.org/tools/build/v1/vc-8_0-tools.html and
> followed all the insturctions for vcvars32.bat and
> other tips, but it did not work.
>
>
> I also tried..
>  bjam  -sTOOLS=msvc --v2
>
> but it does not generate libs in C:\BOOST\.
>
>
> I wonder, if I'm not executing bjam from right location, I use BOOST ROOT
> DIRECTORY to execute bjam for complete installation.
>
>
> For individual library like regex, I 'm able to compile from its source
> using its make file.
> but I can not compile library like program_options from its source file as
> there is no make file available.
> since regex is dependent of program_options, I'm stuck
>
> pl comment .
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Hemal
>
>
>
>
>
> On 6/8/06, Jan Stetka <janpstetka_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Try bjam "-sTOOLS=vc80" (NB: the zero after the 8), have you looked at
>> the instructions at http://boost.org/tools/build/v1/vc-8_0-tools.html
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Hemal patel wrote:
>> > Hello!! All,
>> >
>> > I ned help for BUILDING and INSTALLING the Boost Libraries through VC++
>> > Express Edition .
>> >  I tweaked it for couple of hrs unscussefully.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Here is a  run down of the steps I have taken
>> >
>> > Downloaded following three packs
>> > boost_1_33_1
>> > boost-build-2.0-m10
>> > boost-jam-3.1.12
>> >
>> >
>> > Changed vcvars32.bat for PATH,INCLUDE and LIB settings for Platform SDK
>> >
>> > OS Environemental variables
>> > BOOST
>> > BOOST_BUILD_PATH
>> > VC80_ROOTS
>> > VC80CMNTOOLS
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Use of   'bjam install'  or 'bjam "-sTOOLS=vc8" install '   generates
>> > following ERRORS/MESSAGE
>> >
>> >
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > C:/dnld/BOOST/boost_1_33_1/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:48: in load
>> > rule os.environ unknown in module build-system.
>> >
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > C:\dnld\BOOST\boost-build-2.0-m10\boost-build\kernel\modules.jam:259: in
>> > import
>> > C:\dnld\BOOST\boost-build-2.0-m10\boost-build\kernel\bootstrap.jam:120:
>> > in boost-build
>> > C:\dnld\BOOST\boost-build-2.0-m10\boost-build\boost-build.jam:1: in
>> > module scope
>> >
>> >
>> > can someone of you take a while to show pointers to correct me.
>> > Thanks for all your time.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hemal Patel
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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