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Add some documentation on building Boost libraries
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bsherwood committed Dec 28, 2010
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makes connections between Python and C++.

It is possible to build the Boost libraries needed by Visual from source.
However, the process can take a long time, so precompiled files are
available in the Developers section. See VCBuild.txt for Windows details.
See VCBuild.txt for Windows details. The basics are these, after cd-ing
into the unzipped Boost source, with a folder "build" beside the Boost source:

./bootstrap.sh --with-python-version=3.1 --with-libraries=python,signals,thread

./bjam --build-dir=../build --layout=versioned

You also need the threadpool resource: sourceforge.net/projects/threadpool.
If you are using the 1_35_0 Boost libraries, you can use version 0.2.4 which
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