Well I suspect I am not the only one confused already ;-) (I did claim to be well qualified!) A definition of 'Boost root' seems useful, for a start, even if it seems obvious to you. The table of bjam options appears to me to provide c:\boost as the Win32 default for where bjam puts the Boost version files. How do you suggest switching to a new Boost version 1.34? And back again if it proves to cause trouble :-( Are you suggesting having c:\boost_1_33_0 and c:\boost_1_34_0 ... ? (c:\boost_1_33_latestCVS?) Victor Wagner posted a method using an environment variable which worked well for him, allowing a smooth switch to and from release versions. should we suggest this? Paul PS You might reduce resistance to using bjam by saying a bit more explicitly what it does "bjam runs the compiler and linker externally to any IDE..." It may come to a surprise to some Windows programmers that it is possible to run the compiler outside the IDE. And 'define' a toolset (compiler & linker etc)? Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830 +44 7714 330204 mailto: pbristow@hetp.u-net.com | -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of David Abrahams | Sent: 04 July 2005 22:07 | To: boost@lists.boost.org | Subject: Re: [boost] Customer Friendlier Boost Installation | -- (Finally)Getting Started | | "Paul A Bristow" <pbristow@hetp.u-net.com> writes: | | > Add the Boost root directory to the compiler's #include <...> path | > | > But this means you need to recommend a location for | unpacking boost, outside | > bjam. | > | > So add "Unpack the downloaded package to a Boost root directory, for | > example, c:\boost for Win32 or /usr/local for *nix." | | Those particular directions will at best cause confusion because the | archive has a top-level directory called boost_1_33_0 that is the | Boost root directory. People will end up with c:\boost\boost_1_33_0 | and think that c:\boost is the Boost root. | | -- | Dave Abrahams | Boost Consulting | www.boost-consulting.com | | _______________________________________________ | Unsubscribe & other changes: | http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost |