sorry if this has been asked before, it's very elementary but i can't find references in the archives or faq so here goes: i just installed boost libraries and built them via bjam. they seemed to build successfully. i'm using the vc7.1 compiler. when i try to compile (cl) a .cpp file containing the following include #include <boost/regex.hpp> i get the following: testBoost.cpp(8) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'boost/regex.hpp': No such file or directory if i replace the include with the actual file spec like this: #include "C:\Boost\include\boost-1_32\boost\regex.hpp" i get the following compiler error: testboost.cpp C:\Boost\include\boost-1_32\boost\regex.hpp(28) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'boost/regex/config.hpp': No such file or directory apparently the compiler (cl) isn't translating <boost>. since one boost header refers to others i need to fix this basic problem. i tried substituting the bjam.exe in place of cl to compile, then i get a different error: Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam" --------------------------------------------------------------- Attempted search from D:\c\whereis up to the root so i'm sorry to bother y'all with such a simple problem, all i need to know is how to compile (the 'hello world' scenario). thanks for your attention. -frank brown (stupid jerk) http://www.inwa.net/~frog