Dave Compton wrote:

Is it necessary to run the 'bjam install' after building boost from source? I always do this but have never been sure if it is needed. The reason that I am asking is that the 'Boost Getting Started with Windows' page does not say anything about it and probably should if it is necessary.

Would you please file a Trac issue requesting that this be clarified? The answer is that you can build Boost in 3 ways: bjam <properties> <no-target> bjam <properties> stage bjam <properties> install The first builds the libraries but does not place them into a single directory. The second builds the libraries and places them into a single 'lib' directory. The third builds everything and installs both libraries and headers. - Volodya