- Extract downloaded boost source, e.g.
C:\Program Files\boost_1_59_0
. - Create a folder for Boost.Build installation, e.g.
C:\Program Files\boost-build
. - Create a folder within for building, i.e.
C:\Program Files\boost_1_59_0\build
. - Create a folder for installation, e.g.
C:\Program Files\boost
.
- Open Command Prompt.
- Run
g++ --version
. - If the output contains g++ version number then GCC should be set up properly to run from command line and you can continue.
- Open Command Prompt and navigate to
C:\Program Files\boost_1_59_0\tools\build
. - Run
bootstrap.bat mingw
. - Run
b2 install --prefix="C:\Program Files\boost-build"
. - Add
C:\Program Files\boost-build\bin
to Windows PATH.
- Open Command Prompt and navigate to
C:\Program Files\boost_1_59_0
. - Run
b2 --build-dir="C:\Program Files\boost_1_59_0\build" --prefix="C:\Program Files\boost" toolset=gcc install
- Add include folder, i.e.
C:\Program Files\boost\include\boost-1_59
. - Add linker folder, i.e.
C:\Program Files\boost\lib
. - Link required libraries, e.g.
libboost_regex-mgw48-mt-1_59.a
.
Just a note that for Boost 1.67.0, I had to go back to
bootstrap.bat gcc
instead ofmingw
. Not sure if that's something in the Boost build system or my setup, but it worked.@BramVanroy, the project setup depends on what you are developing using Boost. Boost is composed of multiple libraries. So, you typically don't include/link all of Boost -- you only use what you need. See this link for a list of the individual Boost libraries.