Install BOOST
1. Build from source code
Download the new release package from boost official website
For windows, download zip or 7z format and unpack it using 7zip or winrar
For linux/mac os, download tar.gz or tar.bz2, and unpack it by these command.
tar zxf ....tar.gz -C ./ or tar jxf ...tar.bz2 -C ./
cd the boost_1_xx_x
for windows, run bootstrap.bat to create bjam and b2
for linux/mac os, run ./bootstrap.sh to create bjam and b2
build the library for different compiler:
for msvc
mkdir msvc # store the msvc libraries
./bjam toolset=msvc-10.0 --build-dir=msvc --build-type=complete –stagedir=msvc --with-filesystem –disablefilesystem2
其中build-dir是临时编译文件，而stagedir是最后使用的lib/dll文件路径，如果不是硬盘空间紧缺，建议保留build-dir里的文件，想上述命令，如果想在win32或者x64在windows下可以分别使用如下指令
win32> ./bjam toolset=msvc-10.0 --build-dir=msvc/win32 --build-type=complete --stagedir=msvc/Win32 --with-filesystem –disablefilesystem2
x64> ./bjam toolset=msvc-10.0 --build-dir=msvc/x64 --build-type=complete --stagedir=msvc/x64 --with-filesystem –disablefilesystem2 address-model=64
注意：如果是编译64位，需要在vs64位命令行窗口中进行，同时需要加上address-model=64这个编译选项，否则在链接库的时候将会出现LNK2019的错误
通常build-dir建立出来是指定路径下/boost/文件夹，而stagedir则是指定路径/lib/
for gcc
mkdir gcc # store the gcc libraries
./bjam toolset=gcc --build-dir=gcc --build-type=complete --stagedir=gcc --with-filesystem --disablefilesytem2 --layout=versioned
for darwin
mkdir darwin # store the darwin libraries
./bjam toolset=darwin --build-dir=darwin --build-type=complete --stagedir=darwin --with-filsystem --disablefilesystem2 --layout=versioned
2. Use macport to install
download the macport from officail website and then install it.
Run these command to install it.
sudo port selfupdate #update the software tree
port search boost #check whether contains boost
port info boost #check details about boost
sudo port install boost
the boost will be installed under /opt/local/include for header file, /opt/local/ilb for the library. If you want to change the path, need to build the source code using --prefix.