I would add that if you go with the former (personally, my preference as an open source user), you should specify which version of Boost you're using. Noel On 11/11/05, John Maddock wrote:

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I am building an open source C++ application using various Boost libraries. I am using the libraries as-is without any tweaks, additions, or wrappers to the source or headers.

What is the accepted way (if there is one) of deploying a Boost application when the application includes the source under an open source license? Should I distribute only *my* source along with instructions to users who want to compile it to download the Boost libraries? Or, should I include a boost/ subdirectory in my source tree with the Boost headers and libraries my app uses?

Either, or both, or make the parts of Boost that you use (extracted with bcp?) a separate download (if you don't have a copy of Boost already, you'll need to download this etc...).

John.

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