The most reliable way to get a copy of Boost is to download a -distribution from SourceForge:
+distribution from SourceForge:Download boost_1_47_0.tar.bz2.
+Download boost_1_48_0.tar.bz2.
In the directory where you want to put the Boost installation, execute
-tar --bzip2 -xf /path/to/boost_1_47_0.tar.bz2 +tar --bzip2 -xf /path/to/boost_1_48_0.tar.bz2
This is a sketch of the resulting directory structure:
-boost_1_47_0/ .................The “boost root directory”
+boost_1_48_0/ .................The “boost root directory”
index.htm .........A copy of www.boost.org starts here
boost/ .........................All Boost Header files
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ anything you can use in these directories.
It's important to note the following:
-The path to the boost root directory (often /usr/local/boost_1_47_0) is
+
The path to the boost root directory (often /usr/local/boost_1_48_0) is
sometimes referred to as $BOOST_ROOT in documentation and
mailing lists .
Now, in the directory where you saved example.cpp, issue the
following command:
-c++ -I path/to/boost_1_47_0 example.cpp -o example
+c++ -I path/to/boost_1_48_0 example.cpp -o example
To test the result, type:
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ you'll need to acquire library binaries.
Issue the following commands in the shell (don't type $; that
represents the shell's prompt):
-$ cd path/to/boost_1_47_0
+$ cd path/to/boost_1_48_0
$ ./bootstrap.sh --help
Select your configuration options and invoke ./bootstrap.sh again
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ installing software. First, you'll need to build and
install it. To do this:
- Go to the directory tools/build/v2/.
-- Run bootstrap.bat
+- Run bootstrap.sh
- Run b2 install --prefix=PREFIX where PREFIX is
the directory where you want Boost.Build to be installed
- Add PREFIX/bin to your PATH environment variable.
@@ -359,19 +359,6 @@ known to work well with Boost
require configuring another
toolset to act as its backend
-cw
-Metrowerks/Freescale
-The CodeWarrior compiler. We
-have not tested versions of
-this compiler produced since
-it was sold to Freescale.
-dmc
-Digital Mars
-As of this Boost release, no
-version of dmc is known to
-handle Boost well.
-darwin
Apple Computer
Apple's version of the GCC
@@ -397,10 +384,6 @@ operating system.
Microsoft
qcc
-QNX Software Systems
-
-sun
Sun
Only very recent versions are
@@ -437,7 +420,7 @@ b2 --build-dir=b
please see the Boost.Build documentation.
For example, your session might look like this:
-$ cd ~/boost_1_47_0
+$ cd ~/boost_1_48_0
$ b2 --build-dir=/tmp/build-boost toolset=gcc stage
That will build static and shared non-debug multi-threaded variants of the libraries. To build all variants, pass the additional option, “--build-type=complete”.
@@ -553,14 +536,14 @@ project.
You can specify the full path to each library:
-$ c++ -I path/to/boost_1_47_0 example.cpp -o example \
+$ c++ -I path/to/boost_1_48_0 example.cpp -o example \
~/boost/stage/lib/libboost_regex-gcc34-mt-d-1_36.a
You can separately specify a directory to search (with -Ldirectory) and a library name to search for (with -llibrary,2 dropping the filename's leading lib and trailing
suffix (.a in this case):
-$ c++ -I path/to/boost_1_47_0 example.cpp -o example \
+$ c++ -I path/to/boost_1_48_0 example.cpp -o example \
-L~/boost/stage/lib/ -lboost_regex-gcc34-mt-d-1_36
As you can see, this method is just as terse as method A for one
diff --git a/getting_started/windows.html b/getting_started/windows.html
index 3b37985..3fc4a7d 100644
--- a/getting_started/windows.html
+++ b/getting_started/windows.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
-
+
Boost Getting Started on Windows
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ not supported—they may or may not work.
The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The
Boost website version of this Getting Started guide will have
undated information on installers as they become available, or see
-Boost downloads or the installer provided by BoostPro
+Boost downloads or the installer provided by BoostPro
Computing. 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
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the boost_1_47_0.7z or boost_1_47_0.zip and unpack it to install a complete Boost
+download boost_1_48_0.7z or boost_1_48_0.zip and unpack it to install a complete Boost
distribution.1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ distribution.1
2 The Boost Distribution
This is a sketch of the resulting directory structure:
-boost_1_47_0\ .................The “boost root directory”
+boost_1_48_0\ .................The “boost root directory”
index.htm .........A copy of www.boost.org starts here
boost\ .........................All Boost Header files
lib\ .....................precompiled library binaries
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ anything you can use in these directories.
It's important to note the following:
-The path to the boost root directory (often C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0) is
+
The path to the boost root directory (often C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0) is
sometimes referred to as $BOOST_ROOT in documentation and
mailing lists .
followed by Return. For example,
-cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0
+cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0
Long commands can be continued across several lines by typing a
caret (^) at the end of all but the last line. Some examples
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ select Properties from the resulting pop-up menu
In Configuration Properties > C/C++ > General > Additional Include
Directories, enter the path to the Boost root directory, for example
-C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0
+C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0
In Configuration Properties > C/C++ > Precompiled Headers, change
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Visual Studio compiler. In that window, set the to a suitable location for creating some temporary
files and type the following command followed by the Return key:
-cl /EHsc /I path\to\boost_1_47_0 path\to\example.cpp
+cl /EHsc /I path\to\boost_1_48_0 path\to\example.cpp
To test the result, type:
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ you'll need to acquire library binaries.
5.1 Install Visual Studio Binaries
The installers supplied by BoostPro Computing will download and
install pre-compiled binaries into the lib\ subdirectory of the
-boost root, typically C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0\lib\. If you installed
+boost root, typically C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0\lib\. If you installed
all variants of the Boost.Regex binary, you're done with this
step. Otherwise, please run the installer again and install them
now.
@@ -440,19 +440,6 @@ known to work well with Boost
require configuring another
toolset to act as its backend
cw
-Metrowerks/Freescale
-The CodeWarrior compiler. We
-have not tested versions of
-this compiler produced since
-it was sold to Freescale.
-dmc
-Digital Mars
-As of this Boost release, no
-version of dmc is known to
-handle Boost well.
-darwin
Apple Computer
Apple's version of the GCC
@@ -478,10 +465,6 @@ operating system.
Microsoft
qcc
-QNX Software Systems
-
-sun
Sun
Only very recent versions are
@@ -521,8 +504,8 @@ b2 --build-dir=b
please see the Boost.Build documentation.
For example, your session might look like this:4
-C:\WINDOWS> cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0
-C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0> b2 ^
+C:\WINDOWS> cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0
+C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0> b2 ^
More? --build-dir="C:\Documents and Settings\dave\build-boost" ^
More? --build-type=complete msvc stage
@@ -661,7 +644,7 @@ earlier:
select Properties from the resulting pop-up menu
- In Configuration Properties > Linker > Additional Library
Directories, enter the path to the Boost binaries,
-e.g. C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0\lib\.
+e.g. C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0\lib\.
- From the Build menu, select Build Solution.
@@ -671,10 +654,10 @@ e.g. C:\Program Files\boos
For example, we can compile and link the above program from the
Visual C++ command-line by simply adding the bold text below to
the command line we used earlier, assuming your Boost binaries are
-in C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0\lib:
+in C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0\lib:
-cl /EHsc /I path\to\boost_1_47_0 example.cpp ^
- /link /LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0\lib
+cl /EHsc /I path\to\boost_1_48_0 example.cpp ^
+ /link /LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_48_0\lib
@@ -830,7 +813,7 @@ mailing list.
[1] We recommend
-downloading boost_1_47_0.7z and using 7-Zip to decompress
+downloading boost_1_48_0.7z and using 7-Zip 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.