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Boost is mostly header files, which means there is no build process. You can install Boost by downloading the header files, or by using a package manager. | |||
==Mac OS X== | |||
On a Mac, use [[Homebrew]]: | |||
<pre> | |||
$ brew install boost --with-python && brew install boost-python | |||
</pre> | |||
Link: http://brewformulas.org/Boost | |||
This will put all of the boost header files into <code>/usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.63.0/</code>. | |||
=Building with Boost= | |||
Boost is just header files, so you need to link to them at compile time and <code>#include</code> the right files in your source code. | |||
Link to the getting started guide on the Boost website: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_63_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#build-a-simple-program-using-boost | |||
=Old stuff= | |||
==Starting With Boost== | |||
Boost provides a "Getting Started" guide is a big help for figuring out how to use Boost libraries: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/more/getting_started/index.html | |||
Basically, Boost provides you with functionality provided primarily through header files. This makes the build process trivial (no compiling - just put the header files somewhere), and it makes the compiling process almost as easy (add a | Basically, Boost provides you with functionality provided primarily through header files. This makes the build process trivial (no compiling - just put the header files somewhere), and it makes the compiling process almost as easy (add a | ||
< | <pre> | ||
#include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp> | #include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp> | ||
</ | </pre | ||
to your code, and then add | to your code, and then add | ||
< | <pre> | ||
-I/path/to/boost | -I/path/to/boost | ||
</ | </pre> | ||
to your compile line). | to your compile line). | ||
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Revision as of 00:24, 27 March 2017
Boost is a powerful set of libraries and header files that give you a lot of really useful functionality for C++.
Installing
Boost is mostly header files, which means there is no build process. You can install Boost by downloading the header files, or by using a package manager.
Mac OS X
On a Mac, use Homebrew:
$ brew install boost --with-python && brew install boost-python
Link: http://brewformulas.org/Boost
This will put all of the boost header files into /usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.63.0/.
Building with Boost
Boost is just header files, so you need to link to them at compile time and #include the right files in your source code.
Link to the getting started guide on the Boost website: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_63_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#build-a-simple-program-using-boost
Old stuff
Starting With Boost
Boost provides a "Getting Started" guide is a big help for figuring out how to use Boost libraries: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/more/getting_started/index.html
Basically, Boost provides you with functionality provided primarily through header files. This makes the build process trivial (no compiling - just put the header files somewhere), and it makes the compiling process almost as easy (add a
#include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp> </pre to your code, and then add <pre> -I/path/to/boost
to your compile line).
Alternatively, a list of Boost functionality that requires libraries and compilation (a small subset of Boost) is here: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html#header-only-libraries