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diff --git a/more/getting_started/windows.rst b/more/getting_started/windows.rst index a8fb652bac..29d5b5ea2f 100644 --- a/more/getting_started/windows.rst +++ b/more/getting_started/windows.rst @@ -35,25 +35,7 @@ __ ../../index.htm Get Boost ========= -The easiest way to get a copy of Boost is to use an installer. The -`Boost website version of this Getting Started guide`_ will have -updated information on installers as they become available, or see -`Boost downloads`_ or the installer_ provided by `BoostPro -Computing`_. We especially recommend using an installer if you use -Microsoft Visual Studio, because the installer can download and -install precompiled library binaries, saving you the trouble of -building them yourself. To complete this tutorial, you'll need to at -least install the Static Multithreaded variants of the Boost.Regex_ -binaries when given the option. - -.. _`Boost website version of this Getting Started guide`: - http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/index.html -.. _`Boost downloads`: `sf-download`_ -.. _installer: http://www.boostpro.com/products/free -.. _BoostPro Computing: http://www.boostpro.com - -If you're using an earlier version of Visual Studio or some other -compiler, or if you prefer to build everything yourself, you can +The most reliable way to get a copy of Boost is to download |boost.7z|_ or |boost_zip|_ and unpack it to install a complete Boost distribution. [#zip]_ @@ -185,22 +167,8 @@ To test the result, type: .. include:: detail/binary-head.rst -Install Visual Studio Binaries ------------------------------- - -The installers supplied by BoostPro Computing will download and -install pre-compiled binaries into the ``lib\`` subdirectory of the -boost root, typically |default-root|\ ``\lib\``. If you installed -all variants of the Boost.Regex_ binary, you're done with this -step. Otherwise, please run the installer again and install them -now. - -|next|__ - -__ `Link Your Program to a Boost Library`_ - -Or, Simplified Build From Source --------------------------------- +Simplified Build From Source +---------------------------- If you wish to build from source with Visual C++, you can use a simple build procedure described in this section. Open the command prompt @@ -340,12 +308,6 @@ Spoil Rock Hunter?” .. _7-Zip: http://www.7-zip.org -.. [#installer-src] If you used the installer_ from Boost - Consulting and deselected “Source and Documentation” (it's - selected by default), you won't see the ``libs/`` subdirectory. - That won't affect your ability to use precompiled binaries, but - you won't be able to rebuild libraries from scratch. - .. [#pch] There's no problem using Boost with precompiled headers; these instructions merely avoid precompiled headers because it would require Visual Studio-specific changes to the source code |