[Tried sending this through news://gmane.comp.lib.boost.user a few days ago, but it didn't seem to get through anywhere] Hi, I've started experimenting a bit with Boost.Thread, platform is currently WinXP / VC.NET. Just a question on the generated libraries and their names. Wouldn't it be more convenient to put all resulting .lib files in the same directory, and distinguishing between debug/release versions by name, e.g.: libboost_thread.lib // release libboost_thread_d.lib // debug libboost_threadmon.lib // release threadmon ... etc ... and, when the libraries support static linking of the CRT also: libboost_thread_static.lib libboost_thread_static_d.lib As it is now (Boost 1.27.0), it really is a bit awkward to use. Also, why not put all Boost library files in the same directory (e.g. BOOST_ROOT/lib) during build? Sorry if this topic already has been covered, I've been off the Boost lists for some time now. // Johan