[C++-sig] Re: help building hello world example on Debian

Joel de Guzman joel at boost-consulting.com
Tue Apr 20 04:06:17 CEST 2004


David Abrahams wrote:

> Faheem Mitha <faheem at email.unc.edu> writes:
>
>>>>>Where should that be clarified?
>>>>
>>>>I think the tutorial 
>>>
>>>The Boost.Python tutorial or the Boost.Build tutorial?
>>
>>I was thinking of the Boost Python tutorial, but looking at it, it
>>seems the natural place to put information like this is
>>http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html#building_ext
>>
>>After the line "You are likely to run into compilation or linking
>>problems otherwise." I suggest adding a para saying

[...snip]

>>In the line following
>>
>>"so that the path refers to the tools/build/v1 subdirectory of your
>>Boost installation."
>>
>>I suggest adding something like

[...snip]

>>The `v1' refers to Boost.Build version 1. Version 2 is pre-release and
>>currently not ready for general use."
> 

[...snip]

> 
>>The tutorial is the most important, 'cause that is where people will
>>start.
> 
> 
> Agreed.  Joel, would you update it?

Hi,

Sorry for the delayed reply.

Sure. I'd appreciate it tough if Faheem could submit a patch to
"quickstart.txt" in the tutorial/doc directory. Patches to the
example/tutorial/ is also appreciated.

Thanks!
-- 
Joel de Guzman
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