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.. This file contains all the definitions that need to be updated
.. for each new release of Boost.
.. |boost-version-number| replace:: 1.39.0
.. |boost_ver| replace:: ``boost_1_39_0``
.. |boost_ver-bold| replace:: **boost_1_39_0**
.. |boost-version-number| replace:: 1.40.0
.. |boost_ver| replace:: ``boost_1_40_0``
.. |boost_ver-bold| replace:: **boost_1_40_0**
.. _sf-download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=8041

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<h1 class="title"><a class="reference" href="../../index.htm"><img alt="Boost" class="boost-logo" src="../../boost.png" /></a> Getting Started on Unix Variants</h1>
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.. _`Getting Started on Windows`: windows.html
.. _Cygwin: http://www.cygwin.com
.. _MinGW: http://mingw.org -->
<div class="contents topic">
<p class="topic-title first"><a id="index" name="index">Index</a></p>
<div class="contents topic" id="index">
<p class="topic-title first">Index</p>
<ul class="auto-toc simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="#get-boost" id="id21" name="id21">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id22" name="id22">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id23" name="id23">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id24" name="id24">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id25" name="id25">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-boost" id="id21">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id22">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id23">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id24">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id25">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id26" name="id26">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#easy-build-and-install" id="id27" name="id27">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Easy Build and Install</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#or-build-custom-binaries" id="id28" name="id28">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Custom Binaries</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#get-bjam" id="id29" name="id29">5.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id30" name="id30">5.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id31" name="id31">5.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#invoke-bjam" id="id32" name="id32">5.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id26">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#easy-build-and-install" id="id27">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Easy Build and Install</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-custom-binaries" id="id28">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Custom Binaries</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-bjam" id="id29">5.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id30">5.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id31">5.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#invoke-bjam" id="id32">5.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#expected-build-output" id="id33" name="id33">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id34" name="id34">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#expected-build-output" id="id33">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id34">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id35" name="id35">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#library-naming" id="id36" name="id36">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#test-your-program" id="id37" name="id37">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id35">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#library-naming" id="id36">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program" id="id37">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id38" name="id38">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id38">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21" id="get-boost" name="get-boost">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="get-boost">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></h1>
<p>The most reliable way to get a copy of Boost is to download a
distribution from <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">SourceForge</a>:</p>
distribution from <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">SourceForge</a>:</p>
<ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Download <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.tar.bz2</span></tt></a>.</p>
<li><p class="first">Download <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.tar.bz2</span></tt></a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">In the directory where you want to put the Boost installation,
execute</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
tar --bzip2 -xf <em>/path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>.tar.bz2
tar --bzip2 -xf <em>/path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>.tar.bz2
</pre>
</li>
</ol>
@ -78,19 +79,19 @@ library packages, however you may need to adapt these
instructions if you use third-party packages, because their
creators usually choose to break Boost up into several packages,
reorganize the directory structure of the Boost distribution,
and/or rename the library binaries.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#packagers" id="id2" name="id2"><sup>1</sup></a> If you have
and/or rename the library binaries.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#packagers" id="id2"><sup>1</sup></a> If you have
any trouble, we suggest using an official Boost distribution
from <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">SourceForge</a>.</p>
from <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">SourceForge</a>.</p>
</div>
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</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id22" id="the-boost-distribution" name="the-boost-distribution">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="the-boost-distribution">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id22">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></h1>
<p>This is a sketch of the resulting directory structure:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
<strong>boost_1_39_0</strong><strong>/</strong> .................<em>The “boost root directory”</em>
<strong>boost_1_40_0</strong><strong>/</strong> .................<em>The “boost root directory”</em>
<strong>index.htm</strong> .........<em>A copy of www.boost.org starts here</em>
<strong>boost</strong><strong>/</strong> .........................<em>All Boost Header files</em>
<tt class="docutils literal"> </tt>
@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ the Python library's <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">def.hpp</spa
</li>
<li><p class="first">Some libraries have an “aggregate header” in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/</span></tt> that
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt>s all of the library's other headers. For
example, <a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a>'s aggregate header is</p>
example, <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a>'s aggregate header is</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">python.hpp</span></tt>.
</pre>
@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ anything you can use in these directories.</p>
</div>
<p>It's important to note the following:</p>
<ol class="arabic" id="boost-root-directory">
<li><p class="first">The path to the <strong>boost root directory</strong> (often <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/usr/local/</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>) is
<li><p class="first">The path to the <strong>boost root directory</strong> (often <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/usr/local/</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>) is
sometimes referred to as <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">$BOOST_ROOT</span></tt> in documentation and
mailing lists .</p>
</li>
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</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id23" id="header-only-libraries" name="header-only-libraries">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="header-only-libraries">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id23">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></h1>
<p>The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build
Boost?” The good news is that often, there's nothing to build.</p>
<div class="admonition-nothing-to-build admonition">
@ -178,26 +179,26 @@ treatment when linking.</p>
<!-- .. _separate: -->
<p>The only Boost libraries that <em>must</em> be built separately are:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/filesystem/index.html">Boost.Filesystem</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/iostreams/index.html">Boost.IOStreams</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/program_options/index.html">Boost.ProgramOptions</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a> (see the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python build documentation</a>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/filesystem/index.html">Boost.Filesystem</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/iostreams/index.html">Boost.IOStreams</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/program_options/index.html">Boost.ProgramOptions</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a> (see the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python build documentation</a>
before building and installing it)</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/serialization/index.html">Boost.Serialization</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/signals/index.html">Boost.Signals</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/system/index.html">Boost.System</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../doc/html/thread.html">Boost.Thread</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/wave/index.html">Boost.Wave</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/serialization/index.html">Boost.Serialization</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/signals/index.html">Boost.Signals</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/system/index.html">Boost.System</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../doc/html/thread.html">Boost.Thread</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/wave/index.html">Boost.Wave</a></li>
</ul>
<p>A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/date_time/index.html">Boost.DateTime</a> has a binary component that is only needed if
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/date_time/index.html">Boost.DateTime</a> has a binary component that is only needed if
you're using its <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">to_string</span></tt>/<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">from_string</span></tt> or serialization
features, or if you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland.</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/graph/index.html">Boost.Graph</a> also has a binary component that is only needed if
you intend to <a class="reference" href="../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html">parse GraphViz files</a>.</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/test/index.html">Boost.Test</a> can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/graph/index.html">Boost.Graph</a> also has a binary component that is only needed if
you intend to <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html">parse GraphViz files</a>.</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/test/index.html">Boost.Test</a> can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
mode, although <strong>separate compilation is recommended for serious
use</strong>.</li>
</ul>
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<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id24" id="build-a-simple-program-using-boost" name="build-a-simple-program-using-boost">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="build-a-simple-program-using-boost">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id24">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1>
<p>To keep things simple, let's start by using a header-only library.
The following program reads a sequence of integers from standard
input, uses Boost.Lambda to multiply each number by three, and
@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ int main()
<p>Now, in the directory where you saved <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">example.cpp</span></tt>, issue the
following command:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
c++ -I <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt> example.cpp -o example
c++ -I <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt> example.cpp -o example
</pre>
<p>To test the result, type:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
@ -239,29 +240,29 @@ echo 1 2 3 | ./example
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<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
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<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id25" id="errors-and-warnings" name="errors-and-warnings">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="errors-and-warnings">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id25">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></h2>
<p>Don't be alarmed if you see compiler warnings originating in Boost
headers. We try to eliminate them, but doing so isn't always
practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id5" name="id5"><sup>3</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're
practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id5"><sup>3</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're
seeing compilation errors at this point in the tutorial, check to
be sure you've copied the <a class="reference" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">example program</a> correctly and that you've
correctly identified the <a class="reference" href="#boost-root-directory">Boost root directory</a>.</p>
be sure you've copied the <a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">example program</a> correctly and that you've
correctly identified the <a class="reference internal" href="#boost-root-directory">Boost root directory</a>.</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id26" id="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" name="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id26">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1>
<p>If you want to use any of the separately-compiled Boost libraries,
you'll need to acquire library binaries.</p>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id27" id="easy-build-and-install" name="easy-build-and-install">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Easy Build and Install</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="easy-build-and-install">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id27">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Easy Build and Install</a></h2>
<p>Issue the following commands in the shell (don't type <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">$</span></tt>; that
represents the shell's prompt):</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
<strong>$</strong> cd <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>
<strong>$</strong> cd <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>
<strong>$</strong> ./bootstrap.sh --help
</pre>
<p>Select your configuration options and invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">./bootstrap.sh</span></tt> again
@ -282,42 +283,42 @@ installation prefix. You will also find a copy of the Boost
headers in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">include/</span></tt> subdirectory of the installation
prefix, so you can henceforth use that directory as an <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt>
path in place of the Boost root directory.</p>
<p><a class="reference" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
<p><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28" id="or-build-custom-binaries" name="or-build-custom-binaries">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Custom Binaries</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="or-build-custom-binaries">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Custom Binaries</a></h2>
<p>If you're using a compiler other than your system's default, you'll
need to use <a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> to create binaries. You'll also
need to use <a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> to create binaries. You'll also
use this method if you need a nonstandard build variant (see the
<a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build documentation</a> for more details).</p>
<a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build documentation</a> for more details).</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
<p><a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> is a text-based system for developing, testing, and
<p><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> is a text-based system for developing, testing, and
installing software. To use it, you'll need an executable called
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt>.</p>
<!-- .. _Boost.Jam documentation: Boost.Jam_ -->
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29" id="get-bjam" name="get-bjam">5.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<div class="section" id="get-bjam">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29">5.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> is the command-line tool that drives the Boost Build
system. To build Boost binaries, you'll invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> from the
Boost root.</p>
<p>We suggest you <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=72941">download a pre-built <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> executable</a> for your platform.
Alternatively, you can build <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> yourself using <a class="reference" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">these
<p>We suggest you <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=72941">download a pre-built <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> executable</a> for your platform.
Alternatively, you can build <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> yourself using <a class="reference external" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">these
instructions</a>.</p>
<p>Move the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> executable into a directory in your PATH. You can
see the list of directories in your PATH, separated by colons,
by typing “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">echo</span> <span class="pre">$PATH</span></tt>” at the command prompt.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" id="identify-your-toolset" name="identify-your-toolset"><span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span>5.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></h3>
<div class="section" id="identify-your-toolset">
<span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">5.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></h3>
<p>First, find the toolset corresponding to your compiler in the
following table (an up-to-date list is always available <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html">in the
following table (an up-to-date list is always available <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html">in the
Boost.Build documentation</a>).</p>
<div class="note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">If you previously chose a toolset for the purposes of
<a class="reference" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">building bjam</a>, you should assume it won't work and instead
<a class="reference external" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">building bjam</a>, you should assume it won't work and instead
choose newly from the table below.</p>
</div>
<table border="1" class="docutils">
@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ known to work well with Boost</td>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">como</span></tt></td>
<td>Comeau Computing</td>
<td>Using this toolset may
require <a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">configuring</a> another
require <a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">configuring</a> another
toolset to act as its backend</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">cw</span></tt></td>
@ -408,34 +409,34 @@ you can append the version number to the toolset name, preceded by
a hyphen, e.g. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">intel-9.0</span></tt> or
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">borland-5.4.3</span></tt>. <tt class="docutils literal"> </tt></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" id="select-a-build-directory" name="select-a-build-directory"><span id="id11"></span><span id="build-directory"></span>5.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></h3>
<p><a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> will place all intermediate files it generates while
<div class="section" id="select-a-build-directory">
<span id="id11"></span><span id="build-directory"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">5.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></h3>
<p><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> will place all intermediate files it generates while
building into the <strong>build directory</strong>. If your Boost root
directory is writable, this step isn't strictly necessary: by
default Boost.Build will create a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bin.v2/</span></tt> subdirectory for that
purpose in your current working directory.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" id="invoke-bjam" name="invoke-bjam">5.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<div class="section" id="invoke-bjam">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">5.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<p>Change your current directory to the Boost root directory and
invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> as follows:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
bjam <strong>--build-dir=</strong><a class="reference" href="#id11"><em>build-directory</em></a> <strong>toolset=</strong><a class="reference" href="#toolset-name"><em>toolset-name</em></a> <tt class="docutils literal"> </tt> stage
bjam <strong>--build-dir=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#id11"><em>build-directory</em></a> <strong>toolset=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#toolset-name"><em>toolset-name</em></a> <tt class="docutils literal"> </tt> stage
</pre>
<p>For a complete description of these and other invocation options,
please see the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a>.</p>
please see the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a>.</p>
<p>For example, your session might look like this:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
$ cd ~/<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>
$ cd ~/<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>
$ bjam <strong>--build-dir=</strong>/tmp/build-boost <strong>toolset=</strong>gcc stage
</pre>
<p>That will build static and shared non-debug multi-threaded variants of the libraries. To build all variants, pass the additional option, “``--build-type=complete``”.</p>
<p>That will build static and shared non-debug multi-threaded variants of the libraries. To build all variants, pass the additional option, “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--build-type=complete</span></tt>”.</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
<p>Building the special <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt> target places Boost
library binaries in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/</span></tt> subdirectory of your <a class="reference" href="#build-directory">build
library binaries in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/</span></tt> subdirectory of your <a class="reference internal" href="#build-directory">build
directory</a>.</p>
<div class="note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
@ -460,12 +461,12 @@ be interested in:</p>
<p class="last">Boost.Build can produce a great deal of output, which can
make it easy to miss problems. If you want to make sure
everything is went well, you might redirect the output into a
file by appending “``&gt;build.log 2&gt;&amp;1``” to your command line.</p>
file by appending “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&gt;build.log</span> <span class="pre">2&gt;&amp;1</span></tt>” to your command line.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" id="expected-build-output" name="expected-build-output">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="expected-build-output">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></h2>
<p>During the process of building Boost libraries, you can expect to
see some messages printed on the console. These may include</p>
<ul>
@ -488,28 +489,28 @@ look something like:</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" id="in-case-of-build-errors" name="in-case-of-build-errors">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="in-case-of-build-errors">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></h2>
<p>The only error messages you see when building Boost—if any—should
be related to the IOStreams library's support of zip and bzip2
formats as described <a class="reference" href="../../libs/iostreams/doc/installation.html">here</a>. Install the relevant development
formats as described <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/iostreams/doc/installation.html">here</a>. Install the relevant development
packages for libz and libbz2 if you need those features. Other
errors when building Boost libraries are cause for concern.</p>
<p>If it seems like the build system can't find your compiler and/or
linker, consider setting up a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file as described
<a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html">here</a>. If that isn't your problem or the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html">here</a>. If that isn't your problem or the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file
doesn't work for you, please address questions about configuring Boost
for your compiler to the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a>.</p>
for your compiler to the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a>.</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35" id="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" name="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1>
<p>To demonstrate linking with a Boost binary library, we'll use the
following simple program that extracts the subject lines from
emails. It uses the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a
emails. It uses the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a
separately-compiled binary component.</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
#include &lt;boost/regex.hpp&gt;
@ -542,14 +543,14 @@ project.</li>
<ol class="upperalpha">
<li><p class="first">You can specify the full path to each library:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
$ c++ -I <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt> example.cpp -o example <strong>\</strong>
$ c++ -I <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt> example.cpp -o example <strong>\</strong>
<strong>~/boost/stage/lib/libboost_regex-gcc34-mt-d-1_36.a</strong>
</pre>
</li>
<li><p class="first">You can separately specify a directory to search (with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-L</span></tt><em>directory</em>) and a library name to search for (with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-l</span></tt><em>library</em>,<a class="footnote-reference" href="#lowercase-l" id="id15" name="id15"><sup>2</sup></a> dropping the filename's leading <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt> and trailing
<li><p class="first">You can separately specify a directory to search (with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-L</span></tt><em>directory</em>) and a library name to search for (with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-l</span></tt><em>library</em>,<a class="footnote-reference" href="#lowercase-l" id="id15"><sup>2</sup></a> dropping the filename's leading <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt> and trailing
suffix (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.a</span></tt> in this case):</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
$ c++ -I <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt> example.cpp -o example <strong>\</strong>
$ c++ -I <em>path/to/</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt> example.cpp -o example <strong>\</strong>
<strong>-L~/boost/stage/lib/ -lboost_regex-gcc34-mt-d-1_36</strong>
</pre>
<p>As you can see, this method is just as terse as method A for one
@ -561,10 +562,10 @@ automatically for you unless you pass a special option such as
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-static</span></tt> on the command line.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>In both cases above, the bold text is what you'd add to <a class="reference" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">the
<p>In both cases above, the bold text is what you'd add to <a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">the
command lines we explored earlier</a>.</p>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36" id="library-naming" name="library-naming">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="library-naming">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></h2>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
@ -579,11 +580,11 @@ following elements:</p>
<dd><em>Prefix</em>: except on Microsoft Windows, every Boost library
name begins with this string. On Windows, only ordinary static
libraries use the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt> prefix; import libraries and DLLs do
not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id17" name="id17"><sup>4</sup></a></dd>
not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id17"><sup>4</sup></a></dd>
<dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_regex</span></tt></dt>
<dd><em>Library name</em>: all boost library filenames begin with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_</span></tt>.</dd>
<dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-vc71</span></tt></dt>
<dd><em>Toolset tag</em>: identifies the <a class="reference" href="#toolset">toolset</a> and version used to build
<dd><em>Toolset tag</em>: identifies the <a class="reference internal" href="#toolset">toolset</a> and version used to build
the binary.</dd>
<dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-mt</span></tt></dt>
<dd><em>Threading tag</em>: indicates that the library was
@ -614,17 +615,17 @@ libraries.</td>
<td>using debug versions of the standard and runtime support libraries.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">y</span></tt></td>
<td>using a special <a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html#variants">debug build of Python</a>.</td>
<td>using a special <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html#variants">debug build of Python</a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">d</span></tt></td>
<td>building a debug version of your code.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#debug-abi" id="id18" name="id18"><sup>5</sup></a></td>
<td>building a debug version of your code.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#debug-abi" id="id18"><sup>5</sup></a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">p</span></tt></td>
<td>using the STLPort standard library rather than the default one supplied with
your compiler.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span></tt></td>
<td>using STLPort's deprecated “native iostreams” feature.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#native" id="id19" name="id19"><sup>6</sup></a></td>
<td>using STLPort's deprecated “native iostreams” feature.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#native" id="id19"><sup>6</sup></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
@ -655,8 +656,8 @@ version number, will also be created.</dd>
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37" id="test-your-program" name="test-your-program">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="test-your-program">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></h2>
<p>To test our subject extraction, we'll filter the following text
file. Copy it out of your browser and save it as <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">jayne.txt</span></tt>:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
@ -695,23 +696,23 @@ Spoil Rock Hunter?”</p>
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38" id="conclusion-and-further-resources" name="conclusion-and-further-resources">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="conclusion-and-further-resources">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1>
<p>This concludes your introduction to Boost and to integrating it
with your programs. As you start using Boost in earnest, there are
surely a few additional points you'll wish we had covered. One day
we may have a “Book 2 in the Getting Started series” that addresses
them. Until then, we suggest you pursue the following resources.
If you can't find what you need, or there's anything we can do to
make this document clearer, please post it to the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users'
make this document clearer, please post it to the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users'
mailing list</a>.</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/v2/index.html">Boost.Build reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../tools/jam/index.html">Boost.Jam reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users' mailing list</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?Boost.Build_V2">Boost.Build Wiki</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/index.html">Index of all Boost library documentation</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/v2/index.html">Boost.Build reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/jam/index.html">Boost.Jam reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users' mailing list</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/index.html">Index of all Boost library documentation</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="admonition-onward admonition">
<p class="first admonition-title">Onward</p>
@ -724,17 +725,16 @@ mailing list</a>.</p>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="packagers" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="packagers">[1]</a></td><td><p class="first">If developers of Boost packages would like to work
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2">[1]</a></td><td>If developers of Boost packages would like to work
with us to make sure these instructions can be used with their
packages, we'd be glad to help. Please make your interest known
to the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#main">Boost developers' list</a>.</p>
</td></tr>
to the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#main">Boost developers' list</a>.</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="lowercase-l" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id15" name="lowercase-l">[2]</a></td><td>That option is a dash followed by a lowercase “L”
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id15">[2]</a></td><td>That option is a dash followed by a lowercase “L”
character, which looks very much like a numeral 1 in some fonts.</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ character, which looks very much like a numeral 1 in some fonts.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="warnings" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5" name="warnings">[3]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">[3]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler
implementation. The developer of a given Boost library might
not have access to your compiler. Also, some warnings are
extremely difficult to eliminate in generic code, to the point
@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ have any source code mechanism for suppressing warnings.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="distinct" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id17" name="distinct">[4]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id17">[4]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of
a Boost library from the import library for an
identically-configured Boost DLL, which would otherwise have the
same name.</td></tr>
@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ same name.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="debug-abi" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id18" name="debug-abi">[5]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id18">[5]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization
or inlining, with full debug symbols enabled, and without
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">NDEBUG</span></tt> <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#define</span></tt>d. Although it's true that sometimes
these choices don't affect binary compatibility with other
@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ compiled code, you can't count on that with Boost libraries.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="native" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id19" name="native">[6]</a></td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id19">[6]</a></td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's
impossible to make it work transparently to the user; we don't
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<p class="last">If you plan to use your tools from the Windows command prompt,
you're in the right place. If you plan to build from the <a class="reference" href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a>
you're in the right place. If you plan to build from the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a>
bash shell, you're actually running on a POSIX platform and
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variants</a>. Other command shells, such as <a class="reference" href="http://mingw.org">MinGW</a>'s MSYS, are
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<ul class="auto-toc simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="#get-boost" id="id30" name="id30">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id31" name="id31">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id32" name="id32">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id33" name="id33">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#build-from-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id34" name="id34">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#or-build-from-the-command-prompt" id="id35" name="id35">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id36" name="id36">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-boost" id="id30">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id31">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id32">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id33">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-from-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id34">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-from-the-command-prompt" id="id35">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id36">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id37" name="id37">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#install-visual-studio-binaries" id="id38" name="id38">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#or-simplified-build-from-source" id="id39" name="id39">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#or-build-binaries-from-source" id="id40" name="id40">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#get-bjam" id="id41" name="id41">5.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id42" name="id42">5.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id43" name="id43">5.3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#invoke-bjam" id="id44" name="id44">5.3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id37">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#install-visual-studio-binaries" id="id38">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-simplified-build-from-source" id="id39">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-binaries-from-source" id="id40">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-bjam" id="id41">5.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id42">5.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id43">5.3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#invoke-bjam" id="id44">5.3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#expected-build-output" id="id45" name="id45">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id46" name="id46">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#expected-build-output" id="id45">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id46">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id47" name="id47">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference" href="#link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id48" name="id48">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#or-link-from-the-command-prompt" id="id49" name="id49">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#library-naming" id="id50" name="id50">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#test-your-program" id="id51" name="id51">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id47">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a><ul class="auto-toc">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id48">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-link-from-the-command-prompt" id="id49">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#library-naming" id="id50">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program" id="id51">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id52" name="id52">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id52">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" id="get-boost" name="get-boost">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="get-boost">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Boost</a></h1>
<p>The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The
<a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_36_0/more/getting_started/index.html">Boost website version of this Getting Started guide</a> will have
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_36_0/more/getting_started/index.html">Boost website version of this Getting Started guide</a> will have
undated information on installers as they become available, or see
<a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">Boost downloads</a> or the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> provided by <a class="reference" href="http://www.boostpro.com">BoostPro
<a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">Boost downloads</a> or the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> provided by <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com">BoostPro
Computing</a>. We especially recommend using an installer if you use
Microsoft Visual Studio, because the installer can download and
install precompiled library binaries, saving you the trouble of
building them yourself. To complete this tutorial, you'll need to at
least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a>
least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a>
binaries when given the option.</p>
<p>If you're using an earlier version of Visual Studio or some other
compiler, or if you prefer to build everything yourself, you can
download <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.7z</span></tt></a> or <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.zip</span></tt></a> and unpack it to install a complete Boost
distribution.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#zip" id="id2" name="id2"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
download <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.7z</span></tt></a> or <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.zip</span></tt></a> and unpack it to install a complete Boost
distribution.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#zip" id="id2"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
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<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" id="the-boost-distribution" name="the-boost-distribution">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="the-boost-distribution">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boost Distribution</a></h1>
<p>This is a sketch of the resulting directory structure:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
<strong>boost_1_39_0</strong><strong>\</strong> .................<em>The “boost root directory”</em>
<strong>boost_1_40_0</strong><strong>\</strong> .................<em>The “boost root directory”</em>
<strong>index.htm</strong> .........<em>A copy of www.boost.org starts here</em>
<strong>boost</strong><strong>\</strong> .........................<em>All Boost Header files</em>
<strong>lib</strong><strong>\</strong> .....................<em>precompiled library binaries</em>
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</li>
<li><p class="first">Some libraries have an “aggregate header” in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\</span></tt> that
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#include</span></tt>s all of the library's other headers. For
example, <a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a>'s aggregate header is</p>
example, <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a>'s aggregate header is</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">python.hpp</span></tt>.
</pre>
@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ anything you can use in these directories.</p>
</div>
<p>It's important to note the following:</p>
<ol class="arabic" id="boost-root-directory">
<li><p class="first">The path to the <strong>boost root directory</strong> (often <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>) is
<li><p class="first">The path to the <strong>boost root directory</strong> (often <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>) is
sometimes referred to as <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">$BOOST_ROOT</span></tt> in documentation and
mailing lists .</p>
</li>
@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ contains a subset of the Boost documentation. Start with
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" id="header-only-libraries" name="header-only-libraries">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="header-only-libraries">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Header-Only Libraries</a></h1>
<p>The first thing many people want to know is, “how do I build
Boost?” The good news is that often, there's nothing to build.</p>
<div class="admonition-nothing-to-build admonition">
@ -175,26 +176,26 @@ treatment when linking.</p>
<!-- .. _separate: -->
<p>The only Boost libraries that <em>must</em> be built separately are:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/filesystem/index.html">Boost.Filesystem</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/iostreams/index.html">Boost.IOStreams</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/program_options/index.html">Boost.ProgramOptions</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a> (see the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python build documentation</a>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/filesystem/index.html">Boost.Filesystem</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/iostreams/index.html">Boost.IOStreams</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/program_options/index.html">Boost.ProgramOptions</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a> (see the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python build documentation</a>
before building and installing it)</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/serialization/index.html">Boost.Serialization</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/signals/index.html">Boost.Signals</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/system/index.html">Boost.System</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../doc/html/thread.html">Boost.Thread</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/wave/index.html">Boost.Wave</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/serialization/index.html">Boost.Serialization</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/signals/index.html">Boost.Signals</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/system/index.html">Boost.System</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../doc/html/thread.html">Boost.Thread</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/wave/index.html">Boost.Wave</a></li>
</ul>
<p>A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/date_time/index.html">Boost.DateTime</a> has a binary component that is only needed if
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/date_time/index.html">Boost.DateTime</a> has a binary component that is only needed if
you're using its <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">to_string</span></tt>/<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">from_string</span></tt> or serialization
features, or if you're targeting Visual C++ 6.x or Borland.</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/graph/index.html">Boost.Graph</a> also has a binary component that is only needed if
you intend to <a class="reference" href="../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html">parse GraphViz files</a>.</li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/test/index.html">Boost.Test</a> can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/graph/index.html">Boost.Graph</a> also has a binary component that is only needed if
you intend to <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html">parse GraphViz files</a>.</li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/test/index.html">Boost.Test</a> can be used in “header-only” or “separately compiled”
mode, although <strong>separate compilation is recommended for serious
use</strong>.</li>
</ul>
@ -202,8 +203,8 @@ use</strong>.</li>
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<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33" id="build-a-simple-program-using-boost" name="build-a-simple-program-using-boost">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="build-a-simple-program-using-boost">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1>
<p>To keep things simple, let's start by using a header-only library.
The following program reads a sequence of integers from standard
input, uses Boost.Lambda to multiply each number by three, and
@ -224,11 +225,11 @@ int main()
}
</pre>
<p>Copy the text of this program into a file called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">example.cpp</span></tt>.</p>
<div class="note">
<p class="first admonition-title"><a id="command-line-tool" name="command-line-tool"><span id="command-prompt"></span>Note</a></p>
<div class="note" id="command-line-tool">
<span id="command-prompt"></span><p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">To build the examples in this guide, you can use an
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like Visual Studio, or
you can issue commands from the <a class="reference" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a>. Since every
you can issue commands from the <a class="reference internal" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a>. Since every
IDE and compiler has different options and Microsoft's are by
far the dominant compilers on Windows, we only give specific
directions here for Visual Studio 2005 and .NET 2003 IDEs and
@ -252,14 +253,14 @@ cd <em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\<em>some</em>\<em>directory</em>
</pre>
<p>followed by Return. For example,</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
cd <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>
cd <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>
</pre>
<p class="last">Long commands can be continued across several lines by typing a
caret (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">^</span></tt>) at the end of all but the last line. Some examples
on this page use that technique to save horizontal space.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34" id="build-from-the-visual-studio-ide" name="build-from-the-visual-studio-ide"><span id="vs-header-only"></span>4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="build-from-the-visual-studio-ide">
<span id="vs-header-only"></span><h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p class="first">From Visual Studio's <em>File</em> menu, select <em>New</em> &gt; <em>Project…</em></p>
</li>
@ -277,12 +278,12 @@ select <em>Properties</em> from the resulting pop-up menu</p>
<li><p class="first">In <em>Configuration Properties</em> &gt; <em>C/C++</em> &gt; <em>General</em> &gt; <em>Additional Include
Directories</em>, enter the path to the Boost root directory, for example</p>
<blockquote>
<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt></p>
<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt></p>
</blockquote>
</li>
<li><p class="first">In <em>Configuration Properties</em> &gt; <em>C/C++</em> &gt; <em>Precompiled Headers</em>, change
<em>Use Precompiled Header (/Yu)</em> to <em>Not Using Precompiled
Headers</em>.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#pch" id="id5" name="id5"><sup>3</sup></a></p>
Headers</em>.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#pch" id="id5"><sup>3</sup></a></p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Replace the contents of the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">example.cpp</span></tt> generated by the IDE
with the example code above.</p>
@ -297,10 +298,10 @@ into the resulting window, followed by the Return key:</p>
</pre>
<p>Then hold down the control key and press &quot;Z&quot;, followed by the
Return key.</p>
<p><a class="reference" href="#errors-and-warnings"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
<p><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35" id="or-build-from-the-command-prompt" name="or-build-from-the-command-prompt">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="or-build-from-the-command-prompt">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
<p>From your computer's <em>Start</em> menu, if you are a Visual
Studio 2005 user, select</p>
<blockquote>
@ -310,12 +311,12 @@ Studio 2005 user, select</p>
<blockquote>
<em>All Programs</em> &gt; <em>Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003</em>
&gt; <em>Visual Studio .NET Tools</em> &gt; <em>Visual Studio .NET 2003 Command Prompt</em></blockquote>
<p>to bring up a special <a class="reference" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window set up for the
Visual Studio compiler. In that window, set the <a class="reference" href="#current-directory">current
<p>to bring up a special <a class="reference internal" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window set up for the
Visual Studio compiler. In that window, set the <a class="reference internal" href="#current-directory">current
directory</a> to a suitable location for creating some temporary
files and type the following command followed by the Return key:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
cl /EHsc /I <em>path\to\</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt> <em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\example.cpp
cl /EHsc /I <em>path\to\</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt> <em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\example.cpp
</pre>
<p>To test the result, type:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
@ -325,35 +326,35 @@ echo 1 2 3 | example
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36" id="errors-and-warnings" name="errors-and-warnings">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="errors-and-warnings">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Errors and Warnings</a></h2>
<p>Don't be alarmed if you see compiler warnings originating in Boost
headers. We try to eliminate them, but doing so isn't always
practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id7" name="id7"><sup>5</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're
practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id7"><sup>5</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're
seeing compilation errors at this point in the tutorial, check to
be sure you've copied the <a class="reference" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">example program</a> correctly and that you've
correctly identified the <a class="reference" href="#boost-root-directory">Boost root directory</a>.</p>
be sure you've copied the <a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost">example program</a> correctly and that you've
correctly identified the <a class="reference internal" href="#boost-root-directory">Boost root directory</a>.</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37" id="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" name="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1>
<p>If you want to use any of the separately-compiled Boost libraries,
you'll need to acquire library binaries.</p>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38" id="install-visual-studio-binaries" name="install-visual-studio-binaries">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="install-visual-studio-binaries">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></h2>
<p>The installers supplied by BoostPro Computing will download and
install pre-compiled binaries into the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib\</span></tt> subdirectory of the
boost root, typically <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\lib\</span></tt>. If you installed
all variants of the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> binary, you're done with this
boost root, typically <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\lib\</span></tt>. If you installed
all variants of the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> binary, you're done with this
step. Otherwise, please run the installer again and install them
now.</p>
<p><a class="reference" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
<p><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id39" id="or-simplified-build-from-source" name="or-simplified-build-from-source">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="or-simplified-build-from-source">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id39">5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></h2>
<p>If you wish to build from source with Visual C++, you can use a
simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt
and change your current directory to the Boost root directory. Then, type
@ -364,42 +365,42 @@ bootstrap
</pre>
<p>The first command prepares the Boost.Build system for use. The second
command invokes Boost.Build to build the separately-compiled Boost
libraries. Please consult the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a> for a list
libraries. Please consult the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a> for a list
of options that can be passed to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40" id="or-build-binaries-from-source" name="or-build-binaries-from-source">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="or-build-binaries-from-source">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Build Binaries From Source</a></h2>
<p>If you're using an earlier version of Visual C++, or a compiler
from another vendor, you'll need to use <a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> to create your
from another vendor, you'll need to use <a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> to create your
own binaries.</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
<p><a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> is a text-based system for developing, testing, and
<p><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> is a text-based system for developing, testing, and
installing software. To use it, you'll need an executable called
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt>.</p>
<!-- .. _Boost.Jam documentation: Boost.Jam_ -->
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41" id="get-bjam" name="get-bjam">5.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> is the <a class="reference" href="#command-line-tool">command-line tool</a> that drives the Boost Build
<div class="section" id="get-bjam">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41">5.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> is the <a class="reference internal" href="#command-line-tool">command-line tool</a> that drives the Boost Build
system. To build Boost binaries, you'll invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> from the
Boost root.</p>
<p>We suggest you <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=72941">download a pre-built <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> executable</a> for your platform.
Alternatively, you can build <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> yourself using <a class="reference" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">these
<p>We suggest you <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=72941">download a pre-built <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> executable</a> for your platform.
Alternatively, you can build <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> yourself using <a class="reference external" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">these
instructions</a>.</p>
<p>Move the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> executable into a directory in your PATH. You can
see the list of directories in your PATH, separated by semicolons,
by typing “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">PATH</span></tt>” at the command prompt.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id42" id="identify-your-toolset" name="identify-your-toolset"><span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span>5.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></h3>
<div class="section" id="identify-your-toolset">
<span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id42">5.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify Your Toolset</a></h3>
<p>First, find the toolset corresponding to your compiler in the
following table (an up-to-date list is always available <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html">in the
following table (an up-to-date list is always available <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html">in the
Boost.Build documentation</a>).</p>
<div class="note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">If you previously chose a toolset for the purposes of
<a class="reference" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">building bjam</a>, you should assume it won't work and instead
<a class="reference external" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">building bjam</a>, you should assume it won't work and instead
choose newly from the table below.</p>
</div>
<table border="1" class="docutils">
@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ known to work well with Boost</td>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">como</span></tt></td>
<td>Comeau Computing</td>
<td>Using this toolset may
require <a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">configuring</a> another
require <a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">configuring</a> another
toolset to act as its backend</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">cw</span></tt></td>
@ -491,43 +492,43 @@ a hyphen, e.g. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">intel-9.0</span></
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">borland-5.4.3</span></tt>. <strong>On Windows, append a version
number even if you only have one version installed</strong> (unless you
are using the msvc or gcc toolsets, which have special version
detection code) or <a class="reference" href="#auto-linking">auto-linking</a> will fail.</p>
detection code) or <a class="reference internal" href="#auto-linking">auto-linking</a> will fail.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id43" id="select-a-build-directory" name="select-a-build-directory"><span id="id14"></span><span id="build-directory"></span>5.3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></h3>
<p><a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> will place all intermediate files it generates while
<div class="section" id="select-a-build-directory">
<span id="id14"></span><span id="build-directory"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id43">5.3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Select a Build Directory</a></h3>
<p><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> will place all intermediate files it generates while
building into the <strong>build directory</strong>. If your Boost root
directory is writable, this step isn't strictly necessary: by
default Boost.Build will create a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bin.v2/</span></tt> subdirectory for that
purpose in your current working directory.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id44" id="invoke-bjam" name="invoke-bjam">5.3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<div class="section" id="invoke-bjam">
<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id44">5.3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3>
<p>Change your current directory to the Boost root directory and
invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> as follows:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
bjam <strong>--build-dir=</strong><a class="reference" href="#id14"><em>build-directory</em></a> <strong>toolset=</strong><a class="reference" href="#toolset-name"><em>toolset-name</em></a> <strong>--build-type=complete</strong> stage
bjam <strong>--build-dir=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#id14"><em>build-directory</em></a> <strong>toolset=</strong><a class="reference internal" href="#toolset-name"><em>toolset-name</em></a> <strong>--build-type=complete</strong> stage
</pre>
<p>For a complete description of these and other invocation options,
please see the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a>.</p>
<p>For example, your session might look like this:<a class="footnote-reference" href="#continuation" id="id16" name="id16"><sup>4</sup></a></p>
please see the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html">Boost.Build documentation</a>.</p>
<p>For example, your session might look like this:<a class="footnote-reference" href="#continuation" id="id16"><sup>4</sup></a></p>
<pre class="literal-block">
C:\WINDOWS&gt; cd <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt>&gt; bjam <strong>^</strong>
C:\WINDOWS&gt; cd <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt>&gt; bjam <strong>^</strong>
More? <strong>--build-dir=</strong>&quot;C:\Documents and Settings\dave\build-boost&quot; <strong>^</strong>
More? <strong>--build-type=complete</strong> <strong>msvc</strong> stage
</pre>
<p>Be sure to read <a class="reference" href="#continuation">this note</a> about the appearance of <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">^</span></tt>,
<p>Be sure to read <a class="reference internal" href="#continuation">this note</a> about the appearance of <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">^</span></tt>,
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">More?</span></tt> and quotation marks (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&quot;</span></tt>) in that line.</p>
<p>The option “<strong>--build-type=complete</strong>” causes <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt> to build
all supported variants of the libraries. For instructions on how to
build only specific variants, please ask on the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing
build only specific variants, please ask on the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing
list</a>.</p>
<!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
<p>Building the special <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt> target places Boost
library binaries in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\</span></tt> subdirectory of your <a class="reference" href="#build-directory">build
library binaries in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">stage</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\</span></tt> subdirectory of your <a class="reference internal" href="#build-directory">build
directory</a>.</p>
<div class="note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
@ -552,12 +553,12 @@ be interested in:</p>
<p class="last">Boost.Build can produce a great deal of output, which can
make it easy to miss problems. If you want to make sure
everything is went well, you might redirect the output into a
file by appending “``&gt;build.log 2&gt;&amp;1``” to your command line.</p>
file by appending “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&gt;build.log</span> <span class="pre">2&gt;&amp;1</span></tt>” to your command line.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id45" id="expected-build-output" name="expected-build-output">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="expected-build-output">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id45">5.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected Build Output</a></h2>
<p>During the process of building Boost libraries, you can expect to
see some messages printed on the console. These may include</p>
<ul>
@ -580,28 +581,28 @@ look something like:</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id46" id="in-case-of-build-errors" name="in-case-of-build-errors">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="in-case-of-build-errors">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id46">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Case of Build Errors</a></h2>
<p>The only error messages you see when building Boost—if any—should
be related to the IOStreams library's support of zip and bzip2
formats as described <a class="reference" href="../../libs/iostreams/doc/installation.html">here</a>. Install the relevant development
formats as described <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/iostreams/doc/installation.html">here</a>. Install the relevant development
packages for libz and libbz2 if you need those features. Other
errors when building Boost libraries are cause for concern.</p>
<p>If it seems like the build system can't find your compiler and/or
linker, consider setting up a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file as described
<a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html">here</a>. If that isn't your problem or the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html">here</a>. If that isn't your problem or the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">user-config.jam</span></tt> file
doesn't work for you, please address questions about configuring Boost
for your compiler to the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a>.</p>
for your compiler to the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</a>.</p>
<span class="target" id="auto-linking"></span><!-- Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost -->
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id47" id="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" name="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id47">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1>
<p>To demonstrate linking with a Boost binary library, we'll use the
following simple program that extracts the subject lines from
emails. It uses the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a
emails. It uses the <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a
separately-compiled binary component.</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
#include &lt;boost/regex.hpp&gt;
@ -639,40 +640,40 @@ information to encode the name of the correct library into your
object files; the linker selects the library with that name from
the directories you've told it to search.</p>
<p class="last">The GCC toolchains (Cygwin and MinGW) are notable exceptions;
GCC users should refer to the <a class="reference" href="unix-variants.html#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">linking instructions for Unix
GCC users should refer to the <a class="reference external" href="unix-variants.html#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">linking instructions for Unix
variant OSes</a> for the appropriate command-line options to use.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id48" id="link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide" name="link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
<p>Starting with the <a class="reference" href="#vs-header-only">header-only example project</a> we created
<div class="section" id="link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id48">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2>
<p>Starting with the <a class="reference internal" href="#vs-header-only">header-only example project</a> we created
earlier:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Right-click <strong>example</strong> in the <em>Solution Explorer</em> pane and
select <em>Properties</em> from the resulting pop-up menu</li>
<li>In <em>Configuration Properties</em> &gt; <em>Linker</em> &gt; <em>Additional Library
Directories</em>, enter the path to the Boost binaries,
e.g. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\lib\</span></tt>.</li>
e.g. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\lib\</span></tt>.</li>
<li>From the <em>Build</em> menu, select <em>Build Solution</em>.</li>
</ol>
<p><a class="reference" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
<p><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id49" id="or-link-from-the-command-prompt" name="or-link-from-the-command-prompt">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="or-link-from-the-command-prompt">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id49">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></h2>
<p>For example, we can compile and link the above program from the
Visual C++ command-line by simply adding the <strong>bold</strong> text below to
the command line we used earlier, assuming your Boost binaries are
in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\lib</span></tt>:</p>
in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class="pre">Files\boost\</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">\lib</span></tt>:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
cl /EHsc /I <em>path\to\</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt> example.cpp <strong>^</strong>
<strong>/link /LIBPATH:</strong> <strong>C:\Program Files\boost\</strong><strong>boost_1_39_0</strong><strong>\lib</strong>
cl /EHsc /I <em>path\to\</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt> example.cpp <strong>^</strong>
<strong>/link /LIBPATH:</strong> <strong>C:\Program Files\boost\</strong><strong>boost_1_40_0</strong><strong>\lib</strong>
</pre>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id50" id="library-naming" name="library-naming">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="library-naming">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id50">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Library Naming</a></h2>
<div class="note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>If, like Visual C++, your compiler supports auto-linking,
you can probably <a class="reference" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a>.</p>
you can probably <a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a>.</p>
<blockquote class="last">
</blockquote>
</div>
@ -690,11 +691,11 @@ following elements:</p>
<dd><em>Prefix</em>: except on Microsoft Windows, every Boost library
name begins with this string. On Windows, only ordinary static
libraries use the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">lib</span></tt> prefix; import libraries and DLLs do
not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id24" name="id24"><sup>6</sup></a></dd>
not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id24"><sup>6</sup></a></dd>
<dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_regex</span></tt></dt>
<dd><em>Library name</em>: all boost library filenames begin with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_</span></tt>.</dd>
<dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-vc71</span></tt></dt>
<dd><em>Toolset tag</em>: identifies the <a class="reference" href="#toolset">toolset</a> and version used to build
<dd><em>Toolset tag</em>: identifies the <a class="reference internal" href="#toolset">toolset</a> and version used to build
the binary.</dd>
<dt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-mt</span></tt></dt>
<dd><em>Threading tag</em>: indicates that the library was
@ -725,17 +726,17 @@ libraries.</td>
<td>using debug versions of the standard and runtime support libraries.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">y</span></tt></td>
<td>using a special <a class="reference" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html#variants">debug build of Python</a>.</td>
<td>using a special <a class="reference external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html#variants">debug build of Python</a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">d</span></tt></td>
<td>building a debug version of your code.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#debug-abi" id="id25" name="id25"><sup>7</sup></a></td>
<td>building a debug version of your code.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#debug-abi" id="id25"><sup>7</sup></a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">p</span></tt></td>
<td>using the STLPort standard library rather than the default one supplied with
your compiler.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span></tt></td>
<td>using STLPort's deprecated “native iostreams” feature.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#native" id="id26" name="id26"><sup>8</sup></a></td>
<td>using STLPort's deprecated “native iostreams” feature.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#native" id="id26"><sup>8</sup></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
@ -766,8 +767,8 @@ version number, will also be created.</dd>
<!-- Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying -->
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id51" id="test-your-program" name="test-your-program">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="test-your-program">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id51">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Test Your Program</a></h2>
<p>To test our subject extraction, we'll filter the following text
file. Copy it out of your browser and save it as <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">jayne.txt</span></tt>:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ Subject: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
---
See subject.
</pre>
<p>Now, in a <a class="reference" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window, type:</p>
<p>Now, in a <a class="reference internal" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window, type:</p>
<pre class="literal-block">
<em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\<em>compiled</em>\example &lt; <em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\jayne.txt
</pre>
@ -788,23 +789,23 @@ Spoil Rock Hunter?”</p>
<!-- file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id52" id="conclusion-and-further-resources" name="conclusion-and-further-resources">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="conclusion-and-further-resources">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id52">7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1>
<p>This concludes your introduction to Boost and to integrating it
with your programs. As you start using Boost in earnest, there are
surely a few additional points you'll wish we had covered. One day
we may have a “Book 2 in the Getting Started series” that addresses
them. Until then, we suggest you pursue the following resources.
If you can't find what you need, or there's anything we can do to
make this document clearer, please post it to the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users'
make this document clearer, please post it to the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users'
mailing list</a>.</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="../../tools/build/v2/index.html">Boost.Build reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="../../tools/jam/index.html">Boost.Jam reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users' mailing list</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference" href="../../libs/index.html">Index of all Boost library documentation</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/build/v2/index.html">Boost.Build reference manual</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="../../tools/jam/index.html">Boost.Jam reference manual</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/index.html">Index of all Boost library documentation</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="admonition-onward admonition">
<p class="first admonition-title">Onward</p>
@ -817,8 +818,8 @@ mailing list</a>.</p>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="zip" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="zip">[1]</a></td><td>We recommend
downloading <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_39_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.7z</span></tt></a> and using <a class="reference" href="http://www.7-zip.org">7-Zip</a> to decompress
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2">[1]</a></td><td>We recommend
downloading <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boost_1_40_0</span></tt><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">.7z</span></tt></a> and using <a class="reference external" href="http://www.7-zip.org">7-Zip</a> to decompress
it. We no longer recommend .zip files for Boost because they are twice
as large as the equivalent .7z files. We don't recommend using Windows'
built-in decompression as it can be painfully slow for large archives.</td></tr>
@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ built-in decompression as it can be painfully slow for large archives.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="installer-src" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a name="installer-src">[2]</a></td><td>If you used the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> from Boost
<tr><td class="label">[2]</td><td>If you used the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> from Boost
Consulting and deselected “Source and Documentation” (it's
selected by default), you won't see the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">libs/</span></tt> subdirectory.
That won't affect your ability to use precompiled binaries, but
@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ you won't be able to rebuild libraries from scratch.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="pch" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5" name="pch">[3]</a></td><td>There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers;
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">[3]</a></td><td>There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers;
these instructions merely avoid precompiled headers because it
would require Visual Studio-specific changes to the source code
used in the examples.</td></tr>
@ -846,7 +847,7 @@ used in the examples.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="continuation" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id16" name="continuation">[4]</a></td><td><p class="first">In this example, the caret character <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">^</span></tt> is a
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id16">[4]</a></td><td><p class="first">In this example, the caret character <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">^</span></tt> is a
way of continuing the command on multiple lines, and must be the
<strong>final character</strong> used on the line to be continued (i.e. do
not follow it with spaces). The command prompt responds with
@ -873,7 +874,7 @@ command-line argument contains spaces, as in</p>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="warnings" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7" name="warnings">[5]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7">[5]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler
implementation. The developer of a given Boost library might
not have access to your compiler. Also, some warnings are
extremely difficult to eliminate in generic code, to the point
@ -884,7 +885,7 @@ have any source code mechanism for suppressing warnings.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="distinct" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id24" name="distinct">[6]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id24">[6]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of
a Boost library from the import library for an
identically-configured Boost DLL, which would otherwise have the
same name.</td></tr>
@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ same name.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="debug-abi" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id25" name="debug-abi">[7]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id25">[7]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization
or inlining, with full debug symbols enabled, and without
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">NDEBUG</span></tt> <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">#define</span></tt>d. Although it's true that sometimes
these choices don't affect binary compatibility with other
@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ compiled code, you can't count on that with Boost libraries.</td></tr>
<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="native" rules="none">
<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
<tbody valign="top">
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id26" name="native">[8]</a></td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's
<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id26">[8]</a></td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's
impossible to make it work transparently to the user; we don't
recommend it.</td></tr>
</tbody>