[boost] Re: [wave] tool/lib

"David Abrahams" <dave@boost-consulting.com> wrote

If I want some other arbitrary thing, like some special version of GCC, I install from source just as I would on any *nix system. I've done it many times.

Yes, many projects supply precompiled binaries, but if I want something to work reliably in my environment I often find myself building it. In fact, that's the standard way to get a Python installation on *nix.

I very much doubt that this is typical, especially in the windows world. I, for instance, always prefer binaries, if available, since I usually don't want to become an expert in a tool, and the standard configuration is good enough for me. Why not have both? Regards, Arkadiy