Re: [Boost-users] Boost: unordered library installation problem

From: Daniel James (daniel_james_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-09 15:07:40

On 09/01/07, chun ping wang <cablepuff_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I tried building the boost unordered library and i get like this error.
>
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> exactly how do i build the boost unordered library.

You don't actually need to build the library - it's a header only
library, the build system is just used for building the unit tests.
All you need to do to use the library is make sure both the root
directory of boost and the unordered library are in your include path.

But if you do want to run the tests, the build system should work if
you place the unordered directory in the same directory as the boost
distribution. Or you can edit project-root.jam and boost-build.jam,
from unordered, so that BOOST_ROOT points to the root of the boost
distribution.

Sorry, this is a bit rubbish, there's probably a better way for
3rd-party libraries to use the boost build system, but right now I
don't know what it is. At the very least, BOOST_ROOT should only be in
one location. I'll have a look at what other people do.

Hope that helps a little,

Daniel