Install header-only libraries
I'm trying to find in the docs what is the right way to install only the header-only libraries from a boost distribution without any luck. That is, I want to install everything that can be installed without having to compile anything. Is there an argument for `bootstrap.sh` or `b2` that does this? Best regards, Gonzalo
Gonzalo wrote:
I'm trying to find in the docs what is the right way to install only the header-only libraries from a boost distribution without any luck. That is, I want to install everything that can be installed without having to compile anything.
For header-only libraries you can probably stop after: $ ./boostrap.sh $ ./b2 headers The result is the 'boost' subdirectory with all headers. Best, Glen -- View this message in context: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Install-header-only-libraries-tp4678691p4... Sent from the Boost - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Glen Fernandez wrote:
For header-only libraries you can probably stop after: $ ./boostrap.sh $ ./b2 headers
The result is the 'boost' subdirectory with all headers.
I'm trying to install the header-only libraries of boost. Doing: $ ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/path/to/prefix $ ./b2 --prefix=/path/to/prefix headers generates, as you pointed out, a boost directory in the current directory that contains all the headers. At least in my system this does not, however, install anything (there is no boost directory in /path/to/prefix/include). The directory generated also contains the headers of non-header-only libraries. Should I just move this directory to my prefix manually and leave the headers of non-header-only libraries inside? Bests, Gonzalo
Should I just move this directory to my prefix manually and leave the headers of non-header-only
Gonzalo wrote: libraries inside? I just add that directory to my include path (usually replacing the entry for the previous Boost path in my include path). By the way, you said "boost distribution", and I just assumed you mean the Boost source from git. If you meant a Boost release then you don't need to run "b2 headers". The boost subdirectory in that archive would already exist with headers for all libraries. It would be nice to have a way to "b2 install" only the header-only libraries. Best, Glen -- View this message in context: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Install-header-only-libraries-tp4678691p4... Sent from the Boost - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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