Re: [Boost-users] Compiling specific modules

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Compiling specific modules
From: Sam Miller (samjmill_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-25 22:53:32

Samuel Williams <space.ship.traveller_at_[hidden]>

> I'm sorry if this is a stupid question... however, I want to compile
> boost but only specific parts of it. Is this possible?
>
> I'm already using --build-type=minimal - but I want to compile
> libraries for exactly what I'm using so it doesn't take so long for
> cross platform compilation.
>
> Is there some documentation somewhere?

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_42_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html

see the help text for bootstrap.sh, there's a --with-libraries argument
that should help you.

Sam