Subject: Re: [boost] Getting started build section
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-06 12:11:17
AMDG
David Abrahams wrote:
> --stagedir and --build-dir are very similar. We should probably make the
> same decision about documenting both of them.
>
How similar are they really?
build-dir primarily controls where all the intermediate files go.
stagedir controls where the libraries get installed to.
I would expect anyone who uses stage to care about where
the libraries end up, even if the default is fine.
In Christ,
Steven Watanabe