Re: [Boost-users] Getting Started

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-14 12:41:00

on Tue Nov 13 2007, David Walthall <walthall-AT-stanfordalumni.org> wrote:

> 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

Done in svn trunk.

Thanks for the suggestions,

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com