on Wed Apr 15 2009, Vladimir Prus <vladimir-AT-codesourcery.com> wrote:
The attached patch updates getting started to the changes I've did to simplify build process, described in:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/188461
and some other existing reality. Specifically:
1. The bootstrap + bjam procedure is documented.
Awesome
2. The Boost.System library is added to the list of libraries needing compilation.
Thanks.
3. Unix docs are adjusted to use stage/lib everywhere, as opposed to using 'lib' in some cases.
Good job.
Dave, can you review this? I have regenerated HTML and visually inspected them, but HTML diffs are not included for clarity.
There's only one section I'd change:
+If you wish to build from source and is using Visual C++, you can use a +simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt +and change your current directory to the Boost root directory. Then, type +the following commands:: + + bootstrap + .\bjam + +The first command prepares the Boost.Build system for use. The second +command invokes Boost.Build to build C++ Boost. Please consult the +`Boost.Build documentation`__ for a list of options that can be passed +to ``bjam``.
should read: If you wish to build from source with Visual C++, you can use a simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt and change your current directory to the Boost root directory. Then, type the following commands:: bootstrap .\bjam The first command prepares the Boost.Build system for use. The second command invokes Boost.Build to build the separately-compiled Boost libraries. Please consult the `Boost.Build documentation`__ for a list of options that can be passed to ``bjam``. [Note: "C++ Boost," while possibly implied by the old logo, is not the name of our project. It's either "Boost" or "The Boost C++ Libraries"] Cheers, -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com