-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Reece Dunn Brian Braatz wrote:

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Paul A Bristow a écrit : * Finally, installing boost takes longer than installing VC++... Is building from the source such an important point ? Would'nt it be possible to provide pre-built libraries for the 3 or 4 main compilers on windows with each release ? The whole package, zipped, is 80mb on my VC8. [Brian Braatz Writes:] Thank you for also suggesting that.

Why not make it configurable as part of the install:

[0] Dependancies: check for Python, cygwin, xsltproc, doxygen, etc. allowing the user to configure these ("I have Python installed here..."). [1] Get Boost from... [local directory, boost-consulting, sourceforge, CVS (requires a CVS client), ...] [2] Select the compilers/versions I want to use Boost on (auto-detected and configurable list -- add compilers/versions not on the list, select "(do not) support" [3] Select which parts of Boost the user whats to install/build [4] Tools: get prebuilt version of bjam/wave/quickbook or build from distribution (with compiler...) [5] List prebuild libraries so I can select the compilers/versions I want to support [6] Build libraries for the compilers/versions I want to support (that I haven't downloaded prebuild versions for)

[Brian Braatz Writes:] Yes that sounds good. The key is to REDUCE the barrier to entry. Especially #5, I know that is work to make it happen, But I believe this to be a major step in spreading boost.