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Asked: 2026-06-01T11:10:21+00:00

I just started compiling boost C++ libraries. With the following commands I issued it

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I just started compiling boost C++ libraries. With the following commands I issued it is building whole of the boost libraries, which is time consuming, and is not necessary for my need.

Just unpacked the boost_1_49_0.7z archive and from Visual Studio 2010 command line tool I ran bootstrap.bat and it created the b2 executable.

Using this executable I ran b2 --toolset=msvc-10.0 --build-type=complete architecture=x86 address-model=64 stage to build the libraries.

At this moment all I need is the “signals” module to be built.

What switch commands need to be supplied to the bootstrap created executable to compile and build only those specific libraries?

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    b2.exe --help outputs the following.

    --show-libraries Displays the list of Boost libraries that require
    build and installation steps, then exit.

    --with-<library> Build and install the specified <library>
    If this option is used, only libraries
    specified using this option will be built.

    Also is possible to use the -jX option to compile BOOST in X processes in parallel.

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