Re: [Boost-users] Boost path to use for VC++ 8?

From: Nathan McDaniel (n.j01_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-15 10:48:14

Hi Jeff,

I'm not real clear either on the difference between 'stage' and 'install'
(seem to be different only in the default folders they place things), but
this is what I'm doing:

First, I build Boost with this command (I only want the release libraries
and only statically linked--builds a bit faster):
bjam "-sBUILD=release <runtime-link>static" "-sTOOLS=vc-8_0"
--prefix=./boost-built  install

When it's done, you'll have a "boost-built" subfolder with a "boost" folder
and a "lib" folder.  I don't plan on routinely rebuilding 1.33.1, so I copy
the "boost-built" folder into one of my project folders and delete the boost
build directory/files.  Then add the "boost-built\boost" subfolder to your
include search path, and the "boost-built\lib" subfolder to your library
search path.

Nathan

---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeff Dunlap <jeff_j_dunlap_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:49:10 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [Boost-users] Boost path to use for VC++ 8?
> Hello, I am new to VC++ (ver 8) and would really like to use Boost!
>
> This is what  I have done:
>
> 1) I unzipped the boost download to c:\boost_1_33_1
>
> 2) At the command prompt, I executed:
>     c:\boost_1_33_1\>bjam "-sTOOLS=VC-8_0" install
>
> bjam ran fine and a new directory was created:
>
> c:\boost\include\boost-1_33_1\boost
> c:\boost\lib
>
>
> I had assumed that using bjam's install parameter would modify whatever
> the
> path settings for the VC IDE are supposed to be, but that does not appear
> to
> happen.  There are alot of paths and I want to make sure that I use the
> right
> one.  What are the paths that I am supposed to include in VC++ when using
> the
> bjam param 'install' above?
>
> Secondly, I was thinking that maybe the 'stage' param might be a better
> bjam
> choice since the boost libraries are built in a common directory, thus
> making
> it easier to use.  Are there drawbacks to using boost this way?
>
> Thank you very much
>