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What is Boost.Build?

Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores - whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a dozen more supported C++ compilers - on Windows, OSX, Linux and commercial UNIX systems.

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Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores - whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a dozen more supported C++ compilers - on Windows, OSX, Linux and commercial UNIX systems.


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BoostBuild is a part of the Boost project, which is a set of libraries aimed at enhancing and facilitating the software development process in C++. BoostBuild itself is a system designed to make the building and compiling of C++ programs simpler and more efficient. Specifically, it focuses on automatically managing and configuring the build process based on minimal input from developers, handling dependencies, and ensuring that only necessary recompilations are performed.BoostBuild supports multiple platforms and compilers, ensuring that C++ projects can be portable across different systems. It is known for its robustness and flexibility, allowing for complex build configurations with ease.

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"Variant builds has a home"
Its dependency is a C compiler, so it's easy to set up. You can even include all of Boost.Build in your project.

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What do you like best about Boost.Build?

Its dependency is a C compiler, so it's easy to set up. You can even include all of Boost.Build in your project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Boost.Build?

My team could not grasp the concept in many long term applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Boost.Build solving and how is that benefiting you?

Boost.Build will always check all dependencies in your entire project, preventing inconsistent binaries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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