Re: [Boost-users] Already successfully running Boost on Linux, looking for advice from Windows Boost adopters

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Already successfully running Boost on Linux, looking for advice from Windows Boost adopters
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-14 18:33:00

AMDG

Ramon F Herrera wrote:
> Oops, I forgot to add THE reason for considering Boost on Windows. 
> That tool alone is worth getting Boost. I am talking about ASIO. I 
> still find hard to believe that I am the proud authors of clients and 
> servers (at the native code level, that is). Such skill had eluded me 
> for years and had to use 3rd. party (such as Oracle's) stuff written 
> by others.
>
> My current main need is to port a client that already runs on Linux to 
> the Windows side. Both client and server runs flawlessly (thunderous 
> hoorays to the ASIO authors!) on the Linux side.

Asio is header only, so the minimum setup required is
Download a Boost distribution
Unzip it
Set the include paths for the compiler
Go.

> My initial perception of the Windows port is less than overwhelming.
>
> Maybe I should try some precompiled Windows distro.

The BoostPro installer includes precompiled binaries.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe