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: 2013-07-05 01:47:37

> C:\boost_1_54_0> bootstrap.bat mingw
> Building Boost.Build engine
> ...
> C:\boost_1_54_0> bjam toolset=gcc

I have a specific question about this:

When you do as you've written, I believe this makes compiled library
files in boost_root\stage. In order to use MinGW you must then copy
these files to \MinGW\lib, and also copy the headers to a directory
called \MinGW\include\boost (since boost headers are supposed to be
included as #include "boost\boost_lib". Is this what you did? This
method of copying files bypasses pkg-config and the entire autotools
utility system, so how do you manage your build system? Do you simply
pass flags to your build system to ensure the libs are found?