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<h2><a id="Introduction" name="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
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<p>These instructions are intended to help you get started using the Boost
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Libraries. This walks you through getting, building, and installing the
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libraries. To summarize these are the steps to get Boost built and installed:</p>
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<A href="#step1">Download Boost</A>.
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<A href="#step2">Install Boost.Jam</A>.
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<A href="#step3">Configure your compiler toolset</A>.
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<A href="#step4">Go to Boost distribution directory</A>.
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<h2><a id="Download" name="Download"></a>Download</h2>
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<td vAlign="top" align="center" width="40" bgColor="#ffff66"><font size="6"><b><a id="step1" name="step1"></a>1</b></font></td>
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<td>The Boost Libraries are distributed through the SourceForge file distribution
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system. Click here to <b><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=8041">
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<font size="4">download releases from SourceForge</font></a></b>. And
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<p>The Boost release includes all of the libraries and other material from the web
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site. It is available in <A href="#.zip">ZIP</A>, <A href="#.tar.gz">TAR.GZ</A>,
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and <A href="#.tar.gz">TAR.BZ2</A> formats. Past releases are also available.</p>
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It is also possible to download current snapshots of work-in-progress from
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Boost's <A href="#CVS">CVS repository</A>.
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The .zip format is widely supported by both free decoders and commercial
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compress/archive utilities. If you don't already have a .zip file decoder,
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download one from the <a href="http://www.info-zip.org/">Info-ZIP</a> web site,
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which supplies versions for many operating systems.
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<h3><a id="tar_gz" name=".tar.gz">.tar.gz</a> and .tar.bz2 files</h3>
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compress/archive utilities can read the format as well. Because the gzip
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format compresses the archive as a single file rather than compressing each
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built into many tar utilities. This format differs for the .tar.gz format in
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the compression used, which is considerably better and therefore creates
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smaller files.</p>
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<h3>Boost <a id="CVS" name="CVS">CVS</a> Repository</h3>
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<p>All Boost files, including the entire distribution tree including web site HTML
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is maintained in a CVS repository. Command line, GUI, or browser access is
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available.</p>
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<h4>Boost CVS access via command line or graphical clients</h4>
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For those who have CVS clients installed, the libraries are also available from
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the public <a href="http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=7586">Boost CVS
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repository</a>. Free command line clients (often already installed on
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Linux/Unix systems) are available for many systems, and free GUI clients are
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available for Windows, Mac, and other systems.
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<p>See the much improved <a href="http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=1">CVS
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documentation</a> (Section F) from SourceForge, which includes links to the
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home pages for various GUI and command line clients.</p>
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<p>The general procedure for command-line clients is something like this:</p>
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<blockquote><code>cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost login</code><br>
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<code>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost checkout
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<code>cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost logout</code> </blockquote>
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Read the manual for your CVS client for further information.
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<p>This access is read-only; if you are a library author and wish to have CVS
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write access, please contact one of the <A href="moderators.html">moderators</A>.</p>
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<h4>Boost CVS access via web <a id="Browser" name="Browser">Browser</a></h4>
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For access to the CVS archive from any modern web browser, you can also use the <a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/boost/boost/">
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web browser interface</a>. Try one of the color diffs to see how
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a file has changed over time. <b>Note:</b> this interface is only suitable for
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viewing individual files and their revision histories.
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<h4><a id="generated" name="generated">Documentation</a> generated from BoostBook
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<p>Some of the Boost documentation is generated from <A href="../doc/html/boostbook.html">
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BoostBook XML</A> source stored in the CVS repository, and will not appear
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directly in the CVS tree as readable HTML. View a nightly build of the
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generated HTML on the <a href="http://www.boost.org/regression-logs/cs-win32_metacomm/doc/html/libraries.html">
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Nightly Generated Documentation</a> page. Where generated HTML is missing
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from the CVS tree, an attempt has been made to include redirection to this
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nightly build, but if you are away from an internet connection you may want to
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download the generated documentation archive from the aforementioned page so
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you can browse those documents offline.</p>
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<h2><a id="Preparation" name="Preparation"></a>Preparation</h2>
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<p>The recommended way to build and install the Boost Libraries is to use <A href="../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm">
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Boost.Build</A>, the Boost Build system. The rest of these instructions
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explain that use, but it is up to you to use this method, or not. Note that
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some of the libraries also include non Boost.Build makefiles and/or project
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files. But all include the needed files for building with Boost.Build.</p>
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<td vAlign="top" align="center" width="40" bgColor="#ffff66"><font size="6"><b><a id="step2" name="step2"></a>2</b></font></td>
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<td>The build system uses <A href="../tools/build/jam_src/index.html">Boost.Jam</A>,
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an extension of the <a href="http://www.perforce.com/jam/jam.html">Perforce Jam</a>
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portable <i>make</i> replacement. The recommended way to get Boost.Jam if you
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are using a Boost distribution is to <strong><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=72941">
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download a prebuilt executable</a></strong> from SourceForge. If a
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prebuilt executable is not provided for your platform or you are using Boost's
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sources in an unreleased state, it may be necessary to <A href="../tools/build/jam_src/index.html#building_bjam">
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build <tt>bjam</tt> from sources</A> included in the Boost source tree. To
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install Boost.Jam, copy the <tt>bjam</tt> executable to a location accessible
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in your <tt>PATH</tt>.</td>
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<h3><a id="Configuring" name="Configuring">Configuring the tools</a></h3>
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<p>Before using Boost.Build you will need to configure the compiler tools you are
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using. The build system's toolsets are designed to work in either of two ways:</p>
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The user sets up all of the environment for each toolset he wants to use in the
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normal way. For example, for Microsoft VC++, ...VC98/Bin or .../VC7/Bin is in
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the PATH environment variable, VCVARS32.BAT or VSVARS32.BAT has been invoked,
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etc. For Metrowerks CodeWarrior, cwenv.bat or equivalent has been called and
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...Other Metrowerks Tools/Command Line Tools is in the path. Many Unix
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The user doesn't want his environment cluttered with settings or has
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nonstandard installations for some of his tools. Instead, he or she sets
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variables which point to the toolset installation directories, either in the
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command shell environment or on the <code>bjam</code> command-line. These
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variables are used by the build system to locate the tools and invoke the
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necessary setup. To set the variables on the <tt>bjam</tt> command-line you use
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the "<tt>-s</tt>" option. For example:<br>
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<tt>bjam "-sGCC_ROOT_DIRECTORY=/usr/local/gcc-3.3.2"</tt><br>
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Some variables, like the toolset <tt>TOOLS</tt> variable, can accept multiple
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For such circumstances you should use quotes appropriate for your command
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interpreter.<br>
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<h3><a id="Tools" name="Tools">Supported Toolsets</a></h3>
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<td vAlign="top" align="center" width="40" bgColor="#ffff66"><font size="6"><b><a id="step3" name="step3"></a>3</b></font></td>
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<td>The following toolsets are supported by Boost.Build. For information about <A href="#Configuring">
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configuring</A> each toolset, click its name in the leftmost column.</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/borland-tools.html"><code>borland</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler">Borland</a> C++</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/como-tools.html"><code>como</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.comeaucomputing.com">Comeau C++</a> compiler front-end for
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non-Windows platforms</td>
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<td><code><A href="../tools/build/v1/como-tools.html">como-win32</A></code></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.comeaucomputing.com">Comeau C++</a> compiler front-end for
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Windows, using Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a>as
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a back-end.</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/cw-tools.html"><code>cw</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.metrowerks.com">Metrowerks CodeWarrior</a> Pro 6.x, 7.x,
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8.x, and 9.x command-line tools</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/darwin-tools.html"><code>darwin</code></A></td>
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<td>Apple Darwin OS hosted GNU <a href="http://developer.apple.com/tools/compilers.html">
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GCC</a></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/dmc-tools.html"><code>dmc</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.digitalmars.com/">Digital Mars C++</a>.</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/dmc-stlport-tools.html"><code>dmc-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.digitalmars.com/">Digital Mars C++</a>, using the <a href="http://www.stlport.org">
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STLport</a> standard library implementation</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/edg-tools.html"><code>edg</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.edg.com/">Edison Design Group</a> compiler front-end
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(evaluation version)</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/gcc-tools.html"><code>gcc</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org">GNU GCC</a> on Unix and <a href="http://www.cygwin.com">
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Cygwin</a>.</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/gcc-stlport-tools.html"><code>gcc-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org">GNU GCC</a> on Unix and <a href="http://www.cygwin.com">
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Cygwin</a>, using the <a href="http://www.stlport.org">STLport</a> standard
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library implementation</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/gcc-nocygwin-tools.html"><code>gcc-nocygwin</code></A></td>
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<td>GNU GCC Cygwin command line compiler tools running in "no-cygwin" mode
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(produces commercially redistributable objects)</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/intel-linux-tools.html"><code>intel-linux</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/c60l/">Intel C++ for
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Linux</a></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/intel-win32-tools.html"><code>intel-win32</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/c60/">Intel C++ for
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Windows</a> using the Dinkumware standard library in the Intel-required
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Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> 6 or 7
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installation</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/kcc-tools.html"><code>kcc</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://developer.intel.com/software/products/kcc/">KAI C++</a></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/kylix-tools.html"><code>kylix</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.borland.com/kylix">Borland C++ for Linux (Kylix).</a></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/mingw-tools.html"><code>mingw</code></A></td>
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<td>GNU GCC and associated tools in <a href="http://www.mingw.org">MinGW</a> configuration
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(produces commercially redistributable objects)</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/mingw-stlport-tools.html"><code>mingw-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td>GNU GCC and associated tools in <a href="http://www.mingw.org">MinGW</a> configuration
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(produces commercially redistributable objects), using the <a href="http://www.stlport.org">
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STLport</a> standard library implementation</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/mipspro-tools.html"><code>mipspro</code></A></td>
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<td>SGI <a href="http://www.sgi.com/developers/devtools/languages/mipspro.html">MIPSpro
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C and C++</a></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/msvc-tools.html"><code>msvc</code></A></td>
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<td>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> version
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6 command-line tools. NOTE; For version 7.x (the .NET series) use the vc7 or
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vc-7_1 toolsets below.</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/msvc-stlport-tools.html"><code>msvc-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> version
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6 command-line tools, using the <a href="http://www.stlport.org">STLport</a> standard
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library implementation. NOTE; For version 7.x (the .NET series) use the
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vc7-stlport or vc-7_1-stlport toolsets below.</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/sunpro-tools.html"><code>sunpro</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/sundev/suncc/index.html">SunPRO C++</a> compiler</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/tru64cxx-tools.html"><code>tru64cxx</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/cplus/">Compaq C++</a> for Tru64 UNIX
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(versions prior to 6.5)</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/tru64cxx-tools.html"><code>tru64cxx65</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/cplus/">Compaq C++</a> Version 6.5
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for Tru64 UNIX</td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vacpp-tools.html"><code>vacpp</code></A></td>
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<td><a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/software/ad/vacpp/">IBM Visual Age C++</a> command-line
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc7-tools.html"><code>vc7</code></A></td>
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<td>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> command-line
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tools from Visual Studio .NET.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc7-stlport-tools.html"><code>vc7-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> command-line
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tools from Visual Studio .NET + STLPort.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc-7_1-tools.html"><code>vc-7_1</code></A></td>
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<td>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> command-line
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tools from Visual Studio .NET 2003.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc-7_1-stlport-tools.html"><code>vc-7_1-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/">Visual C++</a> command-line
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tools from Visual Studio .NET 2003 + STLPort.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<h2><a id="Build_Install" name="Build_Install"></a>Build and Install</h2>
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<p>The common build and install process is driven by the top-level build file (<A href="../Jamfile">Jamfile</A>).</p>
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<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" width="100%" summary="" border="0">
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<tr vAlign="top" align="left">
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<td vAlign="top" align="center" width="40" bgColor="#ffff66"><font size="6"><b><a id="step4" name="step4"></a>4</b></font></td>
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<td>
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<p>First you need to change to the directory where you have the Boost distribution
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you downloaded. For example:</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p><code>chdir boost-1.31.0</code></p>
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</blockquote>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>The default build and install attempts to build all available libraries and
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install to default locations the libraries and Boost header files. On Unix
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systems the default install location is "<tt>/usr/local</tt>", and on Windows
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systems the default is "<tt>C:\Boost</tt>". Within those directories libraries
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are installed to the "<tt>lib</tt>" subdirectory, and headers to an "<tt>include/boost-1_31</tt>"
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subdirectory, the version will reflect the distribution you are installing.</p>
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<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" width="100%" summary="" border="0">
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<tr vAlign="top" align="left">
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<td vAlign="top" align="center" width="40" bgColor="#ffff66"><font size="6"><b><a id="step5" name="step5"></a>5</b></font></td>
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<td>Invoke the build system, specifying the <A href="#Tools">toolset</A>(s) you
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wish to use, to build and install. For example for GNU/GCC. <blockquote>
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<p><code>bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" install</code></p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>Or if you are interested only in the built libraries you can have them built
|
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and collected to a common directory without installation.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p><code>bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc" stage</code></p>
|
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</blockquote>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>The build and install system can be controlled through a set of options similar
|
|
in style to GNU configure options. The options allow you to, among other
|
|
things, change the install location, disable building of libraries, etc. You
|
|
can see a summary of the available options by invoking "<tt>bjam --help</tt>".
|
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The full invocation takes the form:</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p><code>bjam [<i>options</i>...] [install|stage]</code></p>
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</blockquote>
|
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<table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="2" summary="" border="1">
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<tr>
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<th>
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Action</th>
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<td> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><i>none</i></td>
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<td vAlign="top" align="left">Only builds the Boost libraries. This lets you do
|
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the first part of what the <tt>install</tt> action normally does without
|
|
copying the built libraries to the install location.</td>
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>install</tt></td>
|
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<td vAlign="top" align="left">Builds and installs Boost libraries and headers.</td>
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</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
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<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>stage</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Builds the Boost libraries and copies them into a
|
|
common directory.</td>
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</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th noWrap>
|
|
Option</th>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left"> </td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
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|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--help</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Shows a short summary of the options and syntax of
|
|
the command.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>-sTOOLS=<<i>toolsets</i>></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">The list of tools to compile with. Usually only one
|
|
is needed.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--prefix=PREFIX</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Install architecture independent files here.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>C:\Boost</tt> on Win32.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>/usr/local</tt> on Unix. Linux, etc.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--exec-prefix=EPREFIX</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Install architecture dependent files here.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>PREFIX</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--libdir=DIR</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Install libraries here.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>EPREFIX/lib</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--includedir=DIR</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Install source headers here. The Boost headers are
|
|
installed in a version specific "<tt>boost-<version></tt>" subdirectory
|
|
in this directory.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>PREFIX/include</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--builddir=DIR</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Build in this location instead of building within
|
|
the distribution tree. This moves where the sources for the libraries are
|
|
compiled to before they are installed. Recommended!</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--stagedir=DIR</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">When staging only, with the "<tt>stage</tt>" action,
|
|
copy to the given location.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>./stage</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--without-<<i>library</i>></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Do not build, stage, or install the specified
|
|
library.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--with-<<i>library</i>></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Build, stage, or install the specified library. This
|
|
changes the default from trying to build all possible libraries, to only
|
|
building the specified libraries.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--with-python-root[=PYTHON_ROOT]</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Build Boost.Python libraries with the Python devel
|
|
packages located at <tt>PYTHON_ROOT</tt>. The Boost.Python libraries are built
|
|
only if the build can find the Python development package at this location.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>C:\tools\python</tt> on Win32.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>/usr/local</tt> on Unix, Linux, etc.<br>
|
|
Default; <tt>/usr</tt> on Cygwin.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>--with-pydebug</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Build Boost.Python libraries using the Python debug
|
|
runtime. This builds an additional set of libraries for use with the debug
|
|
version of Python. The regular versions of the Boost.Python libraries are also
|
|
built.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>-sHAVE_ICU=1</tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Build Boost.Regex libraries with Unicode support
|
|
provided by the <a href="http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/index.jsp">
|
|
ICU libraries</a>. ICU must have been built with the same
|
|
compiler that you are using to build Boost, and must be installed into
|
|
your compiler's include and library search paths. See
|
|
<a href="../libs/regex/doc/install.html#unicode">the Boost.Regex
|
|
installation documentation for more information</a>.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" noWrap align="left"><tt>-sICU_PATH=<I>path</I></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="top" align="left">Build Boost.Regex libraries with Unicode support
|
|
provided by the <a href="http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/index.jsp">
|
|
ICU libraries</a>. ICU must have been built with the same
|
|
compiler that you are using to build Boost, and must have been built
|
|
(or installed to) directory <I>path</I>.
|
|
For example if you configured ICU with <tt>--prefix=/usr/local/icu/3.3</tt>, then use
|
|
<tt>-sICU_PATH=/usr/local/icu/3.3</tt>. See
|
|
<a href="../libs/regex/doc/install.html#unicode">the Boost.Regex
|
|
installation documentation for more information</a>.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p>There are additional options as supported by <A href="../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm">
|
|
Boost.Build</A> and <A href="../tools/build/jam_src/index.html">Boost.Jam</A>.
|
|
Of the additional options perhaps the most imporant is "<tt>-s<A href="../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm#build">BUILD</A>=<features/variants></tt>"
|
|
which lets you override what is built by default. The "<tt><features/variants></tt>"
|
|
value is a list, separated by spaces, of build requests. Features take the form
|
|
of a tag and a value or values. And variants are single symbolic names for a
|
|
collection of features. For example the default is to request "<tt>debug release
|
|
<runtime-link>static/dynamic <threading>single/multi</tt>", in
|
|
which "<tt>debug</tt>" and "<tt>release</tt>" are variants, and the rest
|
|
features with two values each.</p>
|
|
<p>If you have some feedback about the build and install process please drop us a
|
|
line at the <A href="mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing list</A>.
|
|
We are particularly interested if it works for your platform and if it there is
|
|
anything that you feel could be done better.</p>
|
|
<h2><a id="Results" name="Results"></a>Results</h2>
|
|
<p>The results of building come in to forms: static libraries, and dynamic
|
|
libraries. Depending on the platform the libraries produced have different
|
|
names to accommodate the platform requirements. For a single Boost library the
|
|
build with the default will produce eight different libraries. For example
|
|
building the Boost.Datetime library on Unix type system it would produce:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-d-1_31.so</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-mt-d-1_31.so</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-1_31.so</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-mt-1_31.so</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-d-1_31.a</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-mt-d-1_31.a</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-1_31.a</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>libboost_date_time-gcc-mt-1_31.a</tt><br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td colSpan="11">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" bgColor="#cccccc" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Library Prefix</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
<td width="80%"> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" bgColor="#cccccc" rowSpan="7"><tt><font size="+1">lib</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td colSpan="11">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Library Name</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" rowSpan="6"><tt><font size="+1">boost_date_time</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td colSpan="10">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" bgColor="#cccccc" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Toolset</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" bgColor="#cccccc" rowSpan="5"><tt><font size="+1">-</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" bgColor="#cccccc" rowSpan="5"><tt><font size="+1">gcc</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td colSpan="8">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Threading</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" rowSpan="4"><tt><font size="+1">-</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" rowSpan="4"><tt><font size="+1">mt</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td colSpan="6">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" bgColor="#cccccc" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Runtime</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" bgColor="#cccccc" rowSpan="3"><tt><font size="+1">-</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" bgColor="#cccccc" rowSpan="3"><tt><font size="+1">d</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td colSpan="4">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Boost Version</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" rowSpan="2"><tt><font size="+1">-</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" rowSpan="2"><tt><font size="+1">1_31</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td colSpan="2">
|
|
<table cellSpacing="2" cellPadding="2" bgColor="#cccccc" summary="" border="0">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th>
|
|
· Library Type</th></tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td vAlign="bottom" bgColor="#cccccc"><tt><font size="+1">.a</font></tt></td>
|
|
<td> </td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<h3>Library Prefix</h3>
|
|
<p>The "lib" prefix on the libraries is a requirement on many platforms, like
|
|
Unix, and on others like GCC running on Windows. The prefix is therefore added
|
|
to all libraries on Unix type systems, and to static libraries on Windows. That
|
|
is on Unix shared libraries and static libraries (object archives) are named
|
|
respectively:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>lib*.so</tt>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<tt>lib*.a</tt>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>On Windows shared libraries do not have the prefix to differentiate the import
|
|
libraries from static libraries. Consequently on Windows the libraries are
|
|
named:</p>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<TABLE id="Table1" cellSpacing="1" cellPadding="1" width="300" border="0">
|
|
<TR>
|
|
<TD><FONT face="Courier New">*.dll</FONT></TD>
|
|
<TD>Dynamic library version.</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
|
<TR>
|
|
<TD><FONT face="Courier New">*.lib</FONT>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
<TD>Import library for the dll.</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
|
<TR>
|
|
<TD><FONT face="Courier New">lib*.lib</FONT>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
<TD>Static library version.</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
|
</TABLE>
|
|
</P>
|
|
<h3>Library Name</h3>
|
|
<p>For Boost libraries the name has the "<tt>boost_</tt>" prefix to separate them
|
|
from other libraries in your system.</p>
|
|
<h3>Toolset</h3>
|
|
<p>The toolset name is an abbreviation based on the compiler you are building
|
|
with. The abbreviation is composed of a short, 2 to 4 characters, tag for the
|
|
compiler and a version number of the compiler's major and minor revision (if
|
|
available). For example if your toolset is "<tt>gcc-3_2_3</tt>" the toolset tag
|
|
would be "<tt>gcc32</tt>". The toolset abbreviations used are as follows:</p>
|
|
<table cellPadding="5" summary="" border="1">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><b>TOOLS Name</b></td>
|
|
<td><b>Abbreviation</b></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/borland-tools.html"><code>borland</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>bcb</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/como-tools.html"><code>como</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>como</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><code><A href="../tools/build/v1/como-tools.html">como-win32</A></code></td>
|
|
<td><tt>como</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/cw-tools.html"><code>cw</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>cw</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/darwin-tools.html"><code>darwin</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>osx</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/dmc-tools.html"><code>dmc</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>dmc</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/dmc-stlport-tools.html"><code>dmc-stlport</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>dmc</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/edg-tools.html"><code>edg</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>edg</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/gcc-tools.html"><code>gcc</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>gcc</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/gcc-stlport-tools.html"><code>gcc-stlport</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>gcc</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/gcc-nocygwin-tools.html"><code>gcc-nocygwin</code></A></td>
|
|
<td><tt>gcc</tt></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/intel-linux-tools.html"><code>intel-linux</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>il</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/intel-win32-tools.html"><code>intel-win32</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>iw</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/kcc-tools.html"><code>kcc</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>kcc</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/kylix-tools.html"><code>kylix</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>bck</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/mingw-tools.html"><code>mingw</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>mgw</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/mingw-stlport-tools.html"><code>mingw-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>mgw</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/mipspro-tools.html"><code>mipspro</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>mp</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/msvc-tools.html"><code>msvc</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>vc</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/msvc-stlport-tools.html"><code>msvc-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>vc</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/sunpro-tools.html"><code>sunpro</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>sw</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/tru64cxx-tools.html"><code>tru64cxx</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>tru</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/tru64cxx-tools.html"><code>tru64cxx65</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>tru</tt></td>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vacpp-tools.html"><code>vacpp</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>xlc</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc7-tools.html"><code>vc7</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>vc</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc7-stlport-tools.html"><code>vc7-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>vc</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc-7_1-tools.html"><code>vc-7_1</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>vc</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><A href="../tools/build/v1/vc-7_1-stlport-tools.html"><code>vc-7_1-stlport</code></A></td>
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<td><tt>vc</tt></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Others</td>
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<td>The first part of the toolset name.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<h3>Threading</h3>
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<p>This tag indicates if the library is compiled with threading support. If
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threading is enabled "<tt>-mt</tt>" is added, otherwise nothing is added.</p>
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<h3>Runtime</h3>
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<p>This specifies the type of runtime the library was compiled against, and the
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type of code that is compiled. More commonly this encodes the ABI variation
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used in the code. For each feature of the runtime system and code compilation
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option a single letter is added to this tag.</p>
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<table cellPadding="5" summary="" border="1">
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<tr>
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<td><b>Key</b></td>
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<td><b>Feature</b></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>s</tt></td>
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<td>Static link to runtime.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>g</tt></td>
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<td>Debug runtime.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>y</tt></td>
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<td>Debug Python system.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>d</tt></td>
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<td>Debug enabled code.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>p</tt></td>
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<td>STLport runtime, instead of the vendor toolset runtime.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>n</tt></td>
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<td>STLport runtime using the "native" IO streams instead of the STLport IO
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streams.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>For example if you compile debug code for STLport using native IO streams, and
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statically link to the debug runtime the tag would be: "<tt>-sgdpn</tt>".</p>
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<h3>Boost Version</h3>
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<p>This is the short label for the version of the Boost Libraries. The major and
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minor version numbers are taken together separated by an underscore. For
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example version 1.31.0 would be tagged as "<tt>-1_31</tt>". The patch version
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number is not included because it is assumed that patch versions are upward
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compatible.</p>
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<h3>Library Type</h3>
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<p>The extension holds the type of library. This follows the platform
|
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requirements. On Windows this is "<tt>.dll</tt>" for shared libraries, and "<tt>.lib</tt>"
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for static libraries including import libraries. On Unix this is ".a" for
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static libraries (archives), and ".so" for shared libraries. For toolsets that
|
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support it in Unix they will also have a full version extension (for example "<tt>.so.1.31.0</tt>")
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with a symbolic link for the un-versioned library.</p>
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<H2><A name="#auto-link"></A>Automatic Linking on Windows</H2>
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<P>For most Boost libraries that have separate source, the correct build variant
|
|
is linked against automatically when you include one of that library's header
|
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files. For this feature to work, your compiler must support the <code>#pragma
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comment(lib, name)</code> feature (Microsoft Visual C++, Intel C++,
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Metrowerks C++ , and Borland C++ all support this).</P>
|
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<P>If you are linking to a dynamic runtime, then you can choose to link to either
|
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a static or a dynamic Boost library, the default is to do a static link.
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You can alter this for a specific library <EM>whatever</EM> by defining
|
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BOOST_WHATEVER_DYN_LINK to force Boost library <EM>whatever</EM> to be linked
|
|
dynamically. Alternatively you can force all Boost libraries to dynamic
|
|
link by defining BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK.</P>
|
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<P>This feature can be disabled for Boost library <EM>whatever</EM> by defining
|
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BOOST_WHATEVER_NO_LIB, or for all of Boost by defining BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB.</P>
|
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<P>If you want to observe which libraries are being linked against then defining
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BOOST_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC will cause the auto-linking code to emit a <code>#pragma
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message</code> each time a library is selected for linking.</P>
|
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<P>There are some Boost libraries (<A href="../libs/test/doc/index.html">Boost.Test</A>
|
|
is one one special case), where automatic linking is not supported for
|
|
technical reasons: please consult the documentation for each of the libraries
|
|
you are using for more information, and the <A href="../libs/config/index.html">Boost.Config</A>
|
|
documentation for more information on configuration macros. The following
|
|
table shows the current supported configurations, (Boost libraries not listed
|
|
here consist of headers only):</P>
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<P>
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<TABLE id="Table2" cellSpacing="1" cellPadding="1" width="100%" border="1">
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<TR>
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<TD><STRONG>Library</STRONG></TD>
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<TD><STRONG>Static Link</STRONG></TD>
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<TD><STRONG>Dynamic Link</STRONG></TD>
|
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<TD><STRONG>Default linkage</STRONG></TD>
|
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<TD><STRONG>Automatic library selection</STRONG></TD>
|
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<TD><STRONG>Comments</STRONG></TD>
|
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>Date-Time</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
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<TD>static</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD> </TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>Filesystem</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>
|
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<P>Yes</P>
|
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</TD>
|
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<TD>static</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD> </TD>
|
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</TR>
|
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<TR>
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<TD>Graph</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>No</TD>
|
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<TD>static</TD>
|
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<TD>No</TD>
|
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<TD>The separate Graph library source is needed only when <A href="../libs/graph/doc/read_graphviz.html">
|
|
reading an AT&T graphviz file.</A></TD>
|
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</TR>
|
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<TR>
|
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<TD>Program Options</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>static</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD> </TD>
|
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</TR>
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<TR>
|
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<TD>Python</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>dynamic</TD>
|
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<TD>No</TD>
|
|
<TD>Since all Python extensions are DLL's it makes sense to dynamic link to the
|
|
Boost Python library by default (static linking is only really an option
|
|
if you are embedding python).</TD>
|
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</TR>
|
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<TR>
|
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<TD>Regex</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>static</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD> </TD>
|
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</TR>
|
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<TR>
|
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<TD>Serialisation</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD>static</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD> </TD>
|
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</TR>
|
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<TR>
|
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<TD>Signals</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>static</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
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<TD> </TD>
|
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</TR>
|
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<TR>
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<TD>Test</TD>
|
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<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>No</TD>
|
|
<TD>static</TD>
|
|
<TD>No</TD>
|
|
<TD>Which library you link to depends upon which program entry point you define,
|
|
rather than which Boost.Test features you use.</TD>
|
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</TR>
|
|
<TR>
|
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<TD>Thread</TD>
|
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<TD>Partial</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>dynamic</TD>
|
|
<TD>Yes</TD>
|
|
<TD>For technical reasons static linking is supported on only one Windows compiler
|
|
(Visual C++).</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
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</TABLE>
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</P>
|
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<h2><a id="Additional_Steps" name="Additional_Steps"></a>Additional Steps</h2>
|
|
<p>Depending on your platform and configuration you may need to perform some
|
|
additional configuration to get Boost to build and install.</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<A href="../libs/config/config.htm#configuring">Configure the boost source code</A>.
|
|
This step should not be required on the vast majority of platforms, but if
|
|
you're trying to build Boost on an untested or unsupported platform it may be
|
|
necessary.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<li>
|
|
If Boost.Build has problems detecting your Python installation it will print a
|
|
short messages about how to configure for finding the Python installation. For
|
|
more information, see these detailed <a href="../libs/python/doc/building.html#building">
|
|
instructions</a>.</li></ul>
|
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<hr>
|
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<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" s-type="EDITED"
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s-format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
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8 November, 2004 <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38706" --></p>
|
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<p>Copyright © Rene Rivera 2003.<br>
|
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Copyright © Jens Maurer 2001.<BR>
|
|
Copyright © John Maddock 2004.</p>
|
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<p><small>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
|
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accompanying file <a href="../LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy at <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">
|
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www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>)</small></p>
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