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diff --git a/more/getting_started/windows.html b/more/getting_started/windows.html index 4b46a0a753..9087dcc829 100644 --- a/more/getting_started/windows.html +++ b/more/getting_started/windows.html @@ -3,83 +3,83 @@ <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> -<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.6: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" /> +<meta name="generator" content="Docutils 0.4.1: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/" /> <title>Boost Getting Started on Windows</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../rst.css" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div class="document" id="logo-getting-started-on-windows"> -<h1 class="title"><a class="reference external" href="../../index.htm"><img alt="Boost" class="boost-logo" src="../../boost.png" /></a> Getting Started on Windows</h1> - +<h1 class="title"><a class="reference" href="../../index.htm"><img alt="Boost" class="boost-logo" src="../../boost.png" /></a> Getting Started on Windows</h1> <!-- 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 class="admonition-a-note-to-cygwin-and-mingw-users admonition"> -<p class="first admonition-title">A note to <a class="reference external" href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> and <a class="reference external" href="http://mingw.org">MinGW</a> users</p> +<p class="first admonition-title">A note to <a class="reference" href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> and <a class="reference" href="http://mingw.org">MinGW</a> users</p> <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 external" href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> +you're in the right place. If you plan to build from the <a class="reference" href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a> bash shell, you're actually running on a POSIX platform and -should follow the instructions for <a class="reference external" href="unix-variants.html">getting started on Unix -variants</a>. Other command shells, such as <a class="reference external" href="http://mingw.org">MinGW</a>'s MSYS, are +should follow the instructions for <a class="reference" href="unix-variants.html">getting started on Unix +variants</a>. Other command shells, such as <a class="reference" href="http://mingw.org">MinGW</a>'s MSYS, are not supported—they may or may not work.</p> </div> -<div class="contents topic" id="index"> -<p class="topic-title first">Index</p> +<div class="contents topic"> +<p class="topic-title first"><a id="index" name="index">Index</a></p> <ul class="auto-toc simple"> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-boost" id="id29">1 Get Boost</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id30">2 The Boost Distribution</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id31">3 Header-Only Libraries</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id32">4 Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a><ul class="auto-toc"> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#build-from-the-visual-studio-ide" id="id33">4.1 Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-from-the-command-prompt" id="id34">4.2 Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id35">4.3 Errors and Warnings</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#get-boost" id="id30" name="id30">1 Get Boost</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#the-boost-distribution" id="id31" name="id31">2 The Boost Distribution</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#header-only-libraries" id="id32" name="id32">3 Header-Only Libraries</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#build-a-simple-program-using-boost" id="id33" name="id33">4 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 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 Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#errors-and-warnings" id="id36" name="id36">4.3 Errors and Warnings</a></li> </ul> </li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id36">5 Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a><ul class="auto-toc"> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#install-visual-studio-binaries" id="id37">5.1 Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-build-binaries-from-source" id="id38">5.2 Or, Build Binaries From Source</a><ul class="auto-toc"> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#get-bjam" id="id39">5.2.1 Get <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#identify-your-toolset" id="id40">5.2.2 Identify Your Toolset</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id41">5.2.3 Select a Build Directory</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#invoke-bjam" id="id42">5.2.4 Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary" id="id37" name="id37">5 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 Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#or-simplified-build-from-source" id="id39" name="id39">5.2 Or, Simplified Build From Source</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#or-build-binaries-from-source" id="id40" name="id40">5.3 Or, Build Binaries From Source</a><ul class="auto-toc"> +<li><a class="reference" href="#get-bjam" id="id41" name="id41">5.3.1 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 Identify Your Toolset</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#select-a-build-directory" id="id43" name="id43">5.3.3 Select a Build Directory</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#invoke-bjam" id="id44" name="id44">5.3.4 Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></li> </ul> </li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#expected-build-output" id="id43">5.3 Expected Build Output</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id44">5.4 In Case of Build Errors</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#expected-build-output" id="id45" name="id45">5.4 Expected Build Output</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#in-case-of-build-errors" id="id46" name="id46">5.5 In Case of Build Errors</a></li> </ul> </li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id45">6 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="id46">6.1 Link From Within the Visual Studio IDE</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#or-link-from-the-command-prompt" id="id47">6.2 Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#library-naming" id="id48">6.3 Library Naming</a></li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program" id="id49">6.4 Test Your Program</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library" id="id47" name="id47">6 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 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 Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#library-naming" id="id50" name="id50">6.3 Library Naming</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#test-your-program" id="id51" name="id51">6.4 Test Your Program</a></li> </ul> </li> -<li><a class="reference internal" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id50">7 Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li> +<li><a class="reference" href="#conclusion-and-further-resources" id="id52" name="id52">7 Conclusion and Further Resources</a></li> </ul> </div> -<div class="section" id="get-boost"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29">1 Get Boost</a></h1> +<div class="section"> +<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30" id="get-boost" name="get-boost">1 Get Boost</a></h1> <p>The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The -<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 +<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 undated information on installers as they become available, or see -<a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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 +<a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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 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 external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> +least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the <a class="reference" 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 external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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 external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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"><sup>1</sup></a></p> +download <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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&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> <!-- 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 class="section" id="the-boost-distribution"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">2 The Boost Distribution</a></h1> +<div class="section"> +<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31" id="the-boost-distribution" name="the-boost-distribution">2 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> @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ 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 external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html">Boost.Python</a>'s aggregate header is</p> +example, <a class="reference" 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> @@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ contains a subset of the Boost documentation. Start with <!-- 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" id="header-only-libraries"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">3 Header-Only Libraries</a></h1> +<div class="section"> +<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32" id="header-only-libraries" name="header-only-libraries">3 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"> @@ -175,25 +175,26 @@ 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 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> +<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> before building and installing it)</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="../../doc/html/thread.html">Boost.Thread</a></li> -<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/wave/index.html">Boost.Wave</a></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> </ul> <p>A few libraries have optional separately-compiled binaries:</p> <ul class="simple"> -<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/date_time/index.html">Boost.DateTime</a> has a binary component that is only needed if +<li><a class="reference" 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 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” +<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” mode, although <strong>separate compilation is recommended for serious use</strong>.</li> </ul> @@ -201,8 +202,8 @@ use</strong>.</li> <!-- 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" id="build-a-simple-program-using-boost"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">4 Build a Simple Program Using Boost</a></h1> +<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 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 @@ -223,11 +224,11 @@ 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" id="command-line-tool"> -<span id="command-prompt"></span><p class="first admonition-title">Note</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> <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 internal" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a>. Since every +you can issue commands from the <a class="reference" 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 @@ -257,8 +258,8 @@ cd <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">C:\Program</span> <span class= 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" id="build-from-the-visual-studio-ide"> -<span id="vs-header-only"></span><h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">4.1 Build From the Visual Studio IDE</a></h2> +<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 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> > <em>Project…</em></p> </li> @@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ Directories</em>, enter the path to the Boost root directory, for example</p> </li> <li><p class="first">In <em>Configuration Properties</em> > <em>C/C++</em> > <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"><sup>3</sup></a></p> +Headers</em>.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#pch" id="id5" name="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> @@ -296,10 +297,10 @@ into the resulting window, followed by the Return key:</p> </pre> <p>Then hold down the control key and press "Z", followed by the Return key.</p> -<p><a class="reference internal" href="#errors-and-warnings"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p> +<p><a class="reference" href="#errors-and-warnings"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p> </div> -<div class="section" id="or-build-from-the-command-prompt"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">4.2 Or, Build From the Command Prompt</a></h2> +<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 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> @@ -309,8 +310,8 @@ Studio 2005 user, select</p> <blockquote> <em>All Programs</em> > <em>Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003</em> > <em>Visual Studio .NET Tools</em> > <em>Visual Studio .NET 2003 Command Prompt</em></blockquote> -<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 +<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 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"> @@ -324,66 +325,81 @@ 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" id="errors-and-warnings"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">4.3 Errors and Warnings</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36" id="errors-and-warnings" name="errors-and-warnings">4.3 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"><sup>5</sup></a> <strong>Errors are another matter</strong>. If you're +practical.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#warnings" id="id7" name="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 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> +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> <!-- 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" id="prepare-to-use-a-boost-library-binary"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">5 Prepare to Use a Boost Library Binary</a></h1> +<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 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" id="install-visual-studio-binaries"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">5.1 Install Visual Studio Binaries</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38" id="install-visual-studio-binaries" name="install-visual-studio-binaries">5.1 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 external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> binary, you're done with this +all variants of the <a class="reference" 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 internal" href="#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p> +<p><a class="reference" 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 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 +the following commands:</p> +<pre class="literal-block"> +bootstrap +.\bjam +</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 +of options that can be passed to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt>.</p> </div> -<div class="section" id="or-build-binaries-from-source"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">5.2 Or, Build Binaries From Source</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40" id="or-build-binaries-from-source" name="or-build-binaries-from-source">5.3 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 external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> to create your +from another vendor, you'll need to use <a class="reference" 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 external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> is a text-based system for developing, testing, and +<p><a class="reference" 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" id="get-bjam"> -<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id39">5.2.1 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 +<div class="section"> +<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41" id="get-bjam" name="get-bjam">5.3.1 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 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 external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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 +<p>We suggest you <a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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 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" id="identify-your-toolset"> -<span id="toolset-name"></span><span id="toolset"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id40">5.2.2 Identify Your Toolset</a></h3> +<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 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 external" 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" 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 external" href="../../doc/html/jam/building.html">building bjam</a>, you should assume it won't work and instead +<a class="reference" 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"> @@ -412,7 +428,7 @@ 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 external" href="../../tools/build/index.html">configuring</a> another +require <a class="reference" 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> @@ -475,43 +491,43 @@ 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 internal" href="#auto-linking">auto-linking</a> will fail.</p> +detection code) or <a class="reference" href="#auto-linking">auto-linking</a> will fail.</p> </div> -<div class="section" id="select-a-build-directory"> -<span id="id13"></span><span id="build-directory"></span><h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id41">5.2.3 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 +<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 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 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" id="invoke-bjam"> -<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id42">5.2.4 Invoke <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bjam</span></tt></a></h3> +<div class="section"> +<h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id44" id="invoke-bjam" name="invoke-bjam">5.3.4 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 internal" href="#id13"><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 +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 </pre> <p>For a complete description of these and other invocation options, -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="id15"><sup>4</sup></a></p> +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> <pre class="literal-block"> C:\WINDOWS> 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>> bjam <strong>^</strong> More? <strong>--build-dir=</strong>"C:\Documents and Settings\dave\build-boost" <strong>^</strong> More? <strong>--build-type=complete</strong> <strong>msvc</strong> stage </pre> -<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>, +<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>, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">More?</span></tt> and quotation marks (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">"</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 external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#jamboost">Boost.Build mailing +build only specific variants, please ask on the <a class="reference" 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> subdirectory of your <a class="reference internal" 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" href="#build-directory">build directory</a>.</p> <div class="note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> @@ -536,12 +552,12 @@ 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 “<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">>build.log</span> <span class="pre">2>&1</span></tt>” to your command line.</p> +file by appending “``>build.log 2>&1``” to your command line.</p> </div> </div> </div> -<div class="section" id="expected-build-output"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id43">5.3 Expected Build Output</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id45" id="expected-build-output" name="expected-build-output">5.4 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> @@ -564,28 +580,28 @@ look something like:</p> </li> </ul> </div> -<div class="section" id="in-case-of-build-errors"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id44">5.4 In Case of Build Errors</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id46" id="in-case-of-build-errors" name="in-case-of-build-errors">5.5 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 external" href="../../libs/iostreams/doc/installation.html">here</a>. Install the relevant development +formats as described <a class="reference" 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 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 +<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 doesn't work for you, please address questions about configuring Boost -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> +for your compiler to the <a class="reference" 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" id="link-your-program-to-a-boost-library"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id45">6 Link Your Program to a Boost Library</a></h1> +<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 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 external" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a +emails. It uses the <a class="reference" href="../../libs/regex/index.html">Boost.Regex</a> library, which has a separately-compiled binary component.</p> <pre class="literal-block"> #include <boost/regex.hpp> @@ -623,12 +639,12 @@ 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 external" href="unix-variants.html#link-your-program-to-a-boost-library">linking instructions for Unix +GCC users should refer to the <a class="reference" 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" id="link-from-within-the-visual-studio-ide"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id46">6.1 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 +<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 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 earlier:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li>Right-click <strong>example</strong> in the <em>Solution Explorer</em> pane and @@ -638,10 +654,10 @@ 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> <li>From the <em>Build</em> menu, select <em>Build Solution</em>.</li> </ol> -<p><a class="reference internal" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p> +<p><a class="reference" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a></p> </div> -<div class="section" id="or-link-from-the-command-prompt"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id47">6.2 Or, Link From the Command Prompt</a></h2> +<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 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 @@ -651,12 +667,12 @@ cl /EHsc /I <em>path\to\</em><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">boos <strong>/link /LIBPATH:</strong> <strong>C:\Program Files\boost\</strong><strong>boost_1_39_0</strong><strong>\lib</strong> </pre> </div> -<div class="section" id="library-naming"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id48">6.3 Library Naming</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id50" id="library-naming" name="library-naming">6.3 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 internal" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a>.</p> +you can probably <a class="reference" href="#test-your-program"><em>skip to the next step</em></a>.</p> <blockquote class="last"> </blockquote> </div> @@ -674,11 +690,11 @@ 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="id23"><sup>6</sup></a></dd> +not.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#distinct" id="id24" name="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 internal" href="#toolset">toolset</a> and version used to build +<dd><em>Toolset tag</em>: identifies the <a class="reference" 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 @@ -709,17 +725,17 @@ 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 external" href="../../libs/python/doc/building.html#variants">debug build of Python</a>.</td> +<td>using a special <a class="reference" 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="id24"><sup>7</sup></a></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> </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="id25"><sup>8</sup></a></td> +<td>using STLPort's deprecated “native iostreams” feature.<a class="footnote-reference" href="#native" id="id26" name="id26"><sup>8</sup></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> @@ -750,8 +766,8 @@ 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" id="test-your-program"> -<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id49">6.4 Test Your Program</a></h2> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id51" id="test-your-program" name="test-your-program">6.4 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"> @@ -761,7 +777,7 @@ Subject: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? --- See subject. </pre> -<p>Now, in a <a class="reference internal" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window, type:</p> +<p>Now, in a <a class="reference" href="#command-prompt">command prompt</a> window, type:</p> <pre class="literal-block"> <em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\<em>compiled</em>\example < <em>path</em>\<em>to</em>\jayne.txt </pre> @@ -772,23 +788,23 @@ 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" id="conclusion-and-further-resources"> -<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id50">7 Conclusion and Further Resources</a></h1> +<div class="section"> +<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id52" id="conclusion-and-further-resources" name="conclusion-and-further-resources">7 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 external" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users' +make this document clearer, please post it to the <a class="reference" href="http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#users">Boost Users' mailing list</a>.</p> <ul class="simple"> -<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> -<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?Boost.Build_V2">Boost.Build Wiki</a></li> -<li><a class="reference external" href="../../libs/index.html">Index of all Boost library documentation</a></li> +<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> </ul> <div class="admonition-onward admonition"> <p class="first admonition-title">Onward</p> @@ -801,8 +817,8 @@ 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">[1]</a></td><td>We recommend -downloading <a class="reference external" href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&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 external" href="http://www.7-zip.org">7-Zip</a> to decompress +<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&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 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> @@ -811,7 +827,7 @@ 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">[2]</td><td>If you used the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boostpro.com/products/free">installer</a> from Boost +<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 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 @@ -821,7 +837,7 @@ 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">[3]</a></td><td>There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers; +<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; these instructions merely avoid precompiled headers because it would require Visual Studio-specific changes to the source code used in the examples.</td></tr> @@ -830,7 +846,7 @@ 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="#id15">[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" 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 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 @@ -857,7 +873,7 @@ 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">[5]</a></td><td>Remember that warnings are specific to each compiler +<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id7" name="warnings">[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 @@ -868,7 +884,7 @@ 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="#id23">[6]</a></td><td>This convention distinguishes the static version of +<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id24" name="distinct">[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> @@ -877,7 +893,7 @@ 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="#id24">[7]</a></td><td>These libraries were compiled without optimization +<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id25" name="debug-abi">[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 @@ -887,7 +903,7 @@ 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="#id25">[8]</a></td><td>This feature of STLPort is deprecated because it's +<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 impossible to make it work transparently to the user; we don't recommend it.</td></tr> </tbody> |