diff --git a/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-tail.rst b/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-tail.rst index 5a07b71..c8377ad 100644 --- a/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-tail.rst +++ b/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-tail.rst @@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ be interested in: * choosing a specific build variant by adding ``release`` or ``debug`` to the command line. +.. Note:: 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 “``>build.log 2>&1``” to your command line. + Expected Build Output --------------------- diff --git a/getting_started/unix-variants.html b/getting_started/unix-variants.html index 32a10ec..9627600 100644 --- a/getting_started/unix-variants.html +++ b/getting_started/unix-variants.html @@ -456,6 +456,13 @@ be interested in:

  • choosing a specific build variant by adding release or debug to the command line.
    • +
    +

    Note

    +

    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 “``>build.log 2>&1``” to your command line.

    +
    diff --git a/getting_started/windows.html b/getting_started/windows.html index a4dea4e..a5cd5f6 100644 --- a/getting_started/windows.html +++ b/getting_started/windows.html @@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ not supported—they may or may not work.

    1   Get Boost

    -

    The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. -The Boost website version of this Getting Started guide will -have undated information on installers as they become available, -or see Boost downloads or the installer provided by BoostPro Computing. 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 Boost.Regex binaries when given the option.

    +

    The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The +Boost website version of this Getting Started guide will have +undated information on installers as they become available, or see +Boost downloads or the installer provided by BoostPro +Computing. 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 Boost.Regex +binaries when given the option.

    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 boost_1_37_0.7z or boost_1_37_0.zip and unpack it to install a complete Boost @@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ correctly identified the

    5.1   Install Visual Studio Binaries

    -

    The installers will download and +

    The installers supplied by BoostPro Computing will download and install pre-compiled binaries into the lib\ subdirectory of the boost root, typically C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_37_0\lib\. If you installed all variants of the Boost.Regex binary, you're done with this @@ -530,6 +532,13 @@ be interested in:

  • choosing a specific build variant by adding release or debug to the command line.
    • +
    +

    Note

    +

    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 “``>build.log 2>&1``” to your command line.

    +