Thanks, I can use a little more help on understanding the --help output :) My understanding of --help output is that, For getting both release and debug static windows binaries (with /MT) I need to do release debug link=static runtime-link=static And for linux/mac build, I should be using release debug link=static runtime-link=shared (Because, IMHO, on linux the c++ runtime shouldn't be linked statically, right? And I am guessing Mac works a bit like linux). Is it ok to specify both debug and release like that? And I am assuming that threading=multi is the default, so doesn't needs to be specified. And is my syntax correct, because the --help output says "<link>static" etc and I am not sure what this syntax means. My complete command line will look like, on windows, bjam release debug link=static runtime-link=static --stagedir=".\win_x86" stage My apologies if I am sounding stupid, but do let me know if I am missing something. Thanks again. On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Terdale, Shantibhushan wrote:

Oh well and use --help to get more....

-----Original Message----- From: boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Sachin Garg Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:32 PM To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Subject: [Boost-users] How to build only these binaries?

I want to only build both debug and release statically linked binaries. What are the build options to build just these on windows, linux and mac?

To clarify, binaries which would link directly inside my executable (the libs that won't need any dll or so). On windows I am using /MT in my projects, so the libs should also statically link to msvc runtime.

When using --build-type=complete it generates 5GB of binaries, which for 32-bit and 64-bit on windows, mac and linux together ends up taking a lot more space than I can afford. _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users@lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users@lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users

and what about single-threaded builds? when are they really needed? As far as I understand, by default multi-threaded variant is used. Single-threaded variant is used when: 1) we need some extra performance 2) we are sure just one thread will use the particular library am I right? Thanks.