Re: [Boost-users] Build and Install only a Specified Library from command line using bjam (newbie!)

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Build and Install only a Specified Library from command line using bjam (newbie!)
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-22 13:04:54

Agnel C J Kurian wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've been trying to build and install selected Boost libraries (regex, graph,
> program options) from the command line (MS VC9 Express) using the --with-library
> option of bjam. However I find that bjam copies headers for all boost libraries
> to the target location. How do I build and install only the specified library
> and it's headers?

It's not possible. "its headers" typically depend on lots of other boost
headers. 

What are you trying to achieve?

- Volodya