[pkg-boost-devel] Boost on Debian

[Domenico Andreoli]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 12:04:09AM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> Howdy,

ciao,

> I started writing the enclosed message to david.abrahams at rcn.com in
> response to a message he posted on the boost list.  Have either of you
> already responded, by chance?  If not, please read the following and
> make/suggest any changes you deem necessary.  You are closer to the
> current build process than I am.

thank you for backing up :)

> Hello Dave,
> 
> I'm responding to your message on boost mailing list
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/02/100262.php

...

> 
> The short answer is: someone wishing to develop code using Boost under
> Debian need install the package libboost-dev (and, possibly, other
> -dev packages like libboost-filesystem-dev).  The headers as well
> as static and shared library files are all installed into standard
> locations.  Compilation and linking is done with no special options
> other than specifying the library; e.g. "-lboost_filesystem".

when reporting "standard locations" i'd say "standard linux locations".

> The "-dev" package contains the "release" build with both single- and
> multi-threaded versions, in both static and shared flavours for a
> total of 4 libraries.  So the developer may choose to link using
> "-llibboost_filesystem-gcc-1_33_1" or "
> "-llibboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-1_33_1", shared or static.
> 
> We also provide a shorthand symbolic link for the multithreaded
> version; you can use just "-llibboost_filesystem" (shared or static).

everything is correct. i have some more considerations.

debian provides also a separate package for bcp, a utility aimed to ease
the copy of specific parts of the boost libraries taking in consideration
their dependencies.

moreover, bjam package is available as well as boost-build v2 package.

cheers
domenico

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