.. Copyright David Abrahams 2006. Distributed under the Boost .. Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying .. file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) .. |//| replace:: **\\** .. |/| replace:: ``\`` .. |default-root| replace:: ``C:\Program Files\boost\``\ |boost_ver| .. |default-root-bold| replace:: **C:\\Program Files\\boost\\**\ |boost_ver-bold| .. |root| replace:: *path\\to\\*\ |boost_ver| .. |include-paths| replace:: Specific steps for setting up ``#include`` paths in Microsoft Visual Studio follow later in this document; if you use another IDE, please consult your product's documentation for instructions. .. |forward-slashes| replace:: Even Windows users can (and, for portability reasons, probably should) use forward slashes in ``#include`` directives; your compiler doesn't care. .. |precompiled-dir| replace:: **lib**\ |//| .....................\ *precompiled library binaries* .. |windows-version-name-caveat| replace:: **On Windows, append a version number even if you only have one version installed** (unless you are using the msvc or gcc toolsets, which have special version detection code) or `auto-linking`_ will fail. .. |command-line tool| replace:: `command-line tool`_ .. include:: common.rst