From: Chris Thachuk (chris.thachuk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-23 23:58:54
Hello all,
I'm a first time user of boost libraries and I'm finding them
extremely useful. I will be incorporating their use into a number of
open source research projects. I've searched the archives on how to
distribute the boost source with my code. It seems the bcp tool is
the way to go for this, however, I'm confused on how to use it for my
purpose.
I would like to keep the code as portable as possible without users
needing to install additional libraries on their own. Since most of
the boost libraries are all contained in header files, it seems easy
to distribute. However, I always getting linking errors unless I
link against a pre-built library for Boost.Program_options.
Is it necessary for this library to be built first, then linked against?
How could I use the 'bcp' tool to grab the needed Boost dependencies
for my project?
Can I use a standard make file as the users wouldn't have bjam
installed?
My apologies if this is covered in an obvious location. I've found
the documentation to be helpful, but I haven't found what I've needed
yet to accomplish this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Chris Thachuk
Graduate Student
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada