Re: [Boost-users] Install Boost 1.52.0 for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Install Boost 1.52.0 for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8
From: Lemay.Steve (Steve.Lemay_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-21 12:12:00

I use a simple batch file (since I'm old and not cool) like this.

@ECHO OFF

CLS
SET DRIVE=D:
SET BOOSTVER=1_52_0

@PUSHD %DRIVE%\boost_%BOOSTVER%

@IF NOT EXIST bjam.exe call bootstrap
@IF NOT EXIST bjam.txt bjam --help > bjam.txt
@IF NOT EXIST bjam_libs.txt bjam --show-libraries > bjam_libs.txt
@IF NOT EXIST bjam_obscure_options.txt bjam --help-options > bjam_obscure_options.txt
@IF EXIST msvs_build.log del msvs_build.log

@ECHO ON
@ECHO Building Boost libraries for Visual Studio

@REM Static library
b2 -a -q -j4 --prefix=%DRIVE%\boost --build-type=complete --build-dir=%DRIVE%\boostBuild_MSVS_%BOOSTVER% toolset=msvc --variant=release link=static threading=multi runtime-link=shared --without-python install library_status process_jam_log >msvs_build.log 2>&1

@POPD

SGL
steven.lemay_at_[hidden]<mailto:steven.lemay_at_[hidden]>

From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Lemay.Steve
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 9:11 AM
To: 'boost-users_at_[hidden]'
Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Install Boost 1.52.0 for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8

I simple check it out and build it myself.  It's really easy and doesn't take very long.  For the small parts I've been using, boost::asio for serial comms, and boost::threading so far seem to work fine.  I have all VS2012 updates applied... and a clean install of Win8 (metro yuk).

Just use a VS property sheet (.props) and drop in the root directory for boost to setup the include and library directories... and you can pretty easily just move it around to wherever you wish... for me D:\boost.  Very simple, very easy.

SGL
steven.lemay_at_[hidden]<mailto:steven.lemay_at_[hidden]>

From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]<mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Boost lzw
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 8:58 AM
To: boost-users_at_[hidden]<mailto:boost-users_at_[hidden]>
Cc: Boost lzw
Subject: [Boost-users] Install Boost 1.52.0 for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8

Hello All,

I used the following Windows installer to install Boost in the past for Visual Studio 2008 Professional on Windows XP in the past:
http://www.boostpro.com/download/

It seems to me that the above installer is not for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8. Is there anyone here who is aware of a Windows Installer for installing  Boost 1.52.0 for Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8 ? Thanks in advance.

Happy Holidays,

Robert