T.O.C. 1. configuring 2. building N. references 1. CONFIGURING For a local (in-place install) typically all that is needed is ./configure --with-boost=/where/is/boost To configure with an installation prefix other than `pwd`, do for example ./configure --with-boost=/where/is/boost --prefix=/usr/local If boost is installed in a path normally found by the compiler while searching for headers to satisfy #include "boost/shared_ptr.hpp" then the --with-boost argument can be omitted. 2. BUILDING Building this package minimally takes just configure; make; make install Features that configure cannot find on your system will be ignored in the build, leaving a working subset of the package. In particular, doxygen is optional. To build and use this package in its full glory requires: a modern c++ compiler supporting namespaces. the boost headers current for your compiler. doxygen with or without graphviz. The documentation targets will issue an Error(ignored) if doc tools are not found. As the source and include files are intended to be self-explanatory (as needed from a specification) the generated documentation is strictly optional. The online version of the docs can usually be found somewhere in the neighborhood of www.cca-forum.org/ccafe. N. References http://www.boost.org http://www.cca-forum.org