Compiling BoostΒΆ

Tip

In the instructions below, some parts are specific to an operating system. Clicking on an operating system logo will show the instructions for that platform.

Compiling Boost yourself is not recommended, unless you have ample experience with software development, or if you simply have no other option than to compile it yourself.

To compile Boost manually, download the sources to a directory that we will call <BOOSTROOT>.

Windows

  • In the command prompt, build Boost as follows:

    cd <BOOSTROOT>
bootstrap.bat
b2 address-model=64 architecture=x86 --with-filesystem --with-serialization --with-signals --with-regex --with-test
b2 install address-model=64 architecture=x86 --with-filesystem --with-serialization --with-signals --with-regex --with-test

Mac OS X

  • Ensure that the shell scripts we need are executable:

    chmod +x ./bootstrap.sh ./tools/build/v2/engine/build.sh

  • Build Boost:

    cd <BOOSTROOT>
./bootstrap.sh
./bjam <PARAMS> --build-type=complete --layout=tagged --with-filesystem --with-serialization --with-signals --with-regex

    For OS-X 10.6, substitute <PARAMS> with toolset=darwin address-model=32 architecture=x86, for OS-X 10.5, use toolset=darwin address-model=32 architecture=x86 macosx-version=10.5 macosx-version-min=10.5.

Linux

  • Ensure that the shell scripts we need are executable:

    chmod +x ./bootstrap.sh ./tools/build/v2/engine/build.sh

  • Build Boost:

    cd <BOOSTROOT>
./bootstrap.sh
./bjam --build-type=complete --layout=tagged --with-filesystem --with-serialization --with-signals --with-regex

After the build, Boost reports information on the build. The compiler path specified here, must be used to set the CMake variable BOOST_ROOT.