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

From: Jeff Dunlap (jeff_j_dunlap_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-16 18:07:41

Jeff Dunlap <jeff_j_dunlap <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> 
> 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 
> 

Hi Nathan,
 
Thanks for your response.  I'm new to VC++ and don't know how libs are 
configured for use in VC.  Do you first make a brand new copy of the built 
boost libraries each time you make a new application, then configure your 
application to reference the boost libraries?  If so, is there any way to have 
a single copy of the libraries and statically link different applications to 
the same library instead of creating a copy of the boost libs for each app?
 
Please advise