Re: [Boost-users] Installing pre-built binaries on Windows with Docker

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Installing pre-built binaries on Windows with Docker
From: Tom Kent (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-05-04 23:21:49

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Matthew Berry via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I tried installing pre-built 1.67 binaries from https://dl.bintray.com/bo
> ostorg/release/1.67.0/binaries/ in a Windows Server Docker container but
> am running into an issue where the installation does not complete.  I ran
> the installer exe in silent mode.  A lot of the files including headers are
> installed, but not the lib directory with the binaries.  The Inno Setup log
> does not indicate an error, it just stops writing in the middle of the
> installation.
>
> Does anyone know why installation does not complete?  Has anyone been able
> to install pre-built libraries in a Windows Docker container?  Any help
> would be appreciated.
>

Not sure, there's lots that isn't very good about inno setup, but I haven't
found a better installer creator.

I'd recommend trying the 7-zip file and handling it yourself.

Tom