[Boost-users] Distributing Boost.Program_options

From: Chris Thachuk (chris.thachuk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-23 23:58:54

Hello all,

I'm a first time user of boost libraries and I'm finding them  
extremely useful.  I will be incorporating their use into a number of  
open source research projects.  I've searched the archives on how to  
distribute the boost source with my code.  It seems the bcp tool is  
the way to go for this, however, I'm confused on how to use it for my  
purpose.

I would like to keep the code as portable as possible without users  
needing to install additional libraries on their own.  Since most of  
the boost libraries are all contained in header files, it seems easy  
to distribute.  However, I always getting linking errors unless I  
link against a pre-built library for Boost.Program_options.

Is it necessary for this library to be built first, then linked against?

How could I use the 'bcp' tool to grab the needed Boost dependencies  
for my project?

Can I use a standard make file as the users wouldn't have bjam  
installed?

My apologies if this is covered in an obvious location.  I've found  
the documentation to be helpful, but I haven't found what I've needed  
yet to accomplish this.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best,

Chris Thachuk

Graduate Student
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada