From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-29 12:17:25
Roland wrote:
> (Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]>) wrote:
>
>
>>Not that I'll change the docs for this release but for the next one... How is
>>"--install" not well documented?
>
>
> Oh, sorry, I by no means intended to critisize you. Of course having
> a --help is one of the best means to do documentation.
Don't be sorry, I want the feedback :-) Documentation is even harder to get
right than code.
> I was refering to the information on
> http://www.boost.org/tools/build/index.html
> This is whereI came first when entering from the main page.
OK, I see the problem. What made you go there instead of following the
"Getting Started" link on the boost-root/index.htm ? (which points to
boost-root/more/getting_started.html)
> I am using MSVC6 on Windows, and after having compiled
> everything, using the bjam -s"TOOLS=msvc" as suggested
> found myself digging into the directories and copying
> the lib files over to my standard places.
OK, at a minimum we should provide a back pointer to the "Getting Started" docs.
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