----Original Message---- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of David Abrahams Sent: 12 December 2006 13:53 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Attention Boosters
"Peter Dimov" <pdimov@mmltd.net> writes:
David Abrahams wrote:
You can review the guide at http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost/more/getting_started.html.
C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0> bjam \ --build-dir=%TEMP%\build-boost \ --toolset=msvc stage
is pretty odd. Even if it worked, and it doesn't,
What's wrong with it, please?
\ does not escape a newline for the Windows XP command prompt (I can't remember about COMMAND.COM). If the user types everything after the > to the command prompt, she will invoke bjam with a single argument of a literal backslash, and then attempt to invoke a program called --build-dir (which will, probably, fail). Note that \ also doesn't escape a newline within a batch file. A little experimentation suggests that you need: C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0> bjam ^ More? --build-dir=%TEMP%\build-boost ^ More? --toolset=msvc stage It will fit within your 65 character limit with: C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0> bjam ^ More? --build-dir=%TEMP%\build-boost --toolset=msvc stage -- Martin Bonner Pi Technology, Milton Hall, Ely Rd, Cambridge, CB24 6WZ, ENGLAND +44 (0) 1223 203894