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diff --git a/more/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-head.rst b/more/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-head.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3f16e486f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/more/getting_started/detail/build-from-source-head.rst @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +.. 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) + +Install Boost.Build +................... + +Boost.Build_ is a text-based system for developing, testing, and +installing software. First, you'll need to build and +install it. To do this: + +1. Go to the directory ``tools``\ |/|\ ``build``\ |/|\ ``v2``\ |/|. +2. Run |bootstrap| +3. Run ``b2 install --prefix=``\ *PREFIX* where *PREFIX* is + the directory where you want Boost.Build to be installed +4. Add *PREFIX*\ |/|\ ``bin`` to your PATH environment variable. + +.. _Boost.Build: ../../tools/build/index.html +.. _Boost.Build documentation: Boost.Build_ + +.. _toolset: +.. _toolset-name: + +Identify Your Toolset +..................... + +First, find the toolset corresponding to your compiler in the +following table (an up-to-date list is always available `in the +Boost.Build documentation`__). + +__ http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html + +.. Note:: If you previously chose a toolset for the purposes of + `building b2`_, you should assume it won't work and instead + choose newly from the table below. + +.. _building b2: ../../doc/html/bbv2/installation.html + ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|Toolset |Vendor |Notes | +|Name | | | ++===========+====================+=============================+ +|``acc`` |Hewlett Packard |Only very recent versions are| +| | |known to work well with Boost| ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``borland``|Borland | | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``como`` |Comeau Computing |Using this toolset may | +| | |require configuring__ another| +| | |toolset to act as its backend| ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``darwin`` |Apple Computer |Apple's version of the GCC | +| | |toolchain with support for | +| | |Darwin and MacOS X features | +| | |such as frameworks. | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``gcc`` |The Gnu Project |Includes support for Cygwin | +| | |and MinGW compilers. | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``hp_cxx`` |Hewlett Packard |Targeted at the Tru64 | +| | |operating system. | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``intel`` |Intel | | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``msvc`` |Microsoft | | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``sun`` |Sun |Only very recent versions are| +| | |known to work well with | +| | |Boost. | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ +|``vacpp`` |IBM |The VisualAge C++ compiler. | ++-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ + +__ Boost.Build_ + +If you have multiple versions of a particular compiler installed, +you can append the version number to the toolset name, preceded by +a hyphen, e.g. ``intel-9.0`` or +``borland-5.4.3``. |windows-version-name-caveat| + + +.. _build directory: +.. _build-directory: + +Select a Build Directory +........................ + +Boost.Build_ will place all intermediate files it generates while +building into the **build directory**. If your Boost root +directory is writable, this step isn't strictly necessary: by +default Boost.Build will create a ``bin.v2/`` subdirectory for that +purpose in your current working directory. + +Invoke ``b2`` +............... + +.. |build-directory| replace:: *build-directory* +.. |toolset-name| replace:: *toolset-name* + +Change your current directory to the Boost root directory and +invoke ``b2`` as follows: + +.. parsed-literal:: + + b2 **--build-dir=**\ |build-directory|_ **toolset=**\ |toolset-name|_ |build-type-complete| stage + +For a complete description of these and other invocation options, +please see the `Boost.Build documentation`__. + +__ http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/invocation.html + |