[Boost-users] Getting Started (Was: Re: Is Anyone going to tell me the way to Build BOOST?)

From: David Walthall (walthall_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-13 13:46:45

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> question boost wrote:
>> My question is about section 5.2.4 here
>> http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/windows.html#build-directory: 
>> and about nothing else.  Tell me why the procedure indicated goes wrong
>> and why I get this error message. Maybe a wrong environment variable or
>> anything else but i have no idea what it is.
> 
> Dave,
> the referenced page goes to say:
> 
>         C:\WINDOWS> cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1
>         C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1> bjam ^
>         More? --build-dir=C:\temp\build-boost ^
>         More? --toolset=msvc stage
> 
> 
> 1. Is this caret syntax known to work on all Windows versions?
> 2. Given that it's not a common syntax, I think it should be explained
> in text, not as a footnote.

I also suggest that you choose a directory with spaces in it so that it 
is clear that you need to quote the path.

C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1> bjam ^
More? --build-dir="C:\temp\build boost" ^
More? --toolset=msvc stage

That may remove some user confusion.

David