updating the wiki.codeblocks.org BoostWindowsQuickRef page...

[dave_in_kanata]

I'm guessing it probably takes a day for the new user account on the forum to propogate to the wiki pages...
I just went through the Boost install on a Windows7 machine and wanted to update a few things on the page, but can't do it,
and maybe I shouldn't anyways?

In the "Build Boost" section:

update the standard Windows command shell instructions to reflect that in Vista and in Windows 7, the command shell needs
to have administrative privileges, and so needs to be started a bit differently, see
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/02/17/how-to-open-elevated-command-prompt-with-administrator-privileges-in-windows-vista/

The quotes are in the wrong place?...   "--prefix=<installpath>"   should probably be --prefix="<installpath>"

The typical install path is "C:\Program Files\CodeBlocks\MinGW"  rather than "C:\Program Files\CodeBlocks"  ??

In the "Include Boost heaers and link with Boost libraries" section

To find the correct names to use in the "Linker settings" tab, look at the <installpath>\lib\*boost*.a names, and drop the .a

In the "Test boost installation" section:

I found the examples on the following webpage easier to follow to verify the installation was ok thaan the link provided

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_43_0/more/getting_started/windows.html


that's my 2 cents wroth.

[Seronis]

I know you have to log in to the wiki seperate from logging into the forum and i think you have to register seperately too.  Its been a loooooong time since i registered the wiki but I believe thats the case.

[Jenna]

i think you have to register seperately too

No, should work with forum account, but I don't know whetehr you can do it immediately after registration or if it takes some time.