Re: [Boost-users] Do correct instructions for MinGW install exist?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Do correct instructions for MinGW install exist?
From: Kirk Joppy (kirk.joppy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-04 13:52:34

> I have got most of the 1.53 libraries built with MinGW, though some of them do
> not work correctly till now.
> I would like to share with you the following steps I did.

> 1. Add the bin folder of MinGW to your windows environment variable "PATH".
> 2. Open a the new commandline window, and type "bootstrap.bat mingw" in the
> boost souce root dir to build the b2.exe and bjam.exe.
> 3. Type "b2 toolset=gcc --prefix=G:\boost_1_53_0\my-build' to build the libraries.

Zhiyu Li,

Doing these steps works to produce libs and header files. However,
when using MinGW and msys, it's nice to have the libs installed in
such a way that usual Linux build tools like configure can actually
find them. How did you deal with this? Did you just put the files in
\MinGW\lib and \MinGW\include\boost?

Also, I have posted on your wiki asking a similar question so if you
like we can just bring the conversation there.

-kjoppy