From e3281da13926bd19a745ab3e1d77911f2356cd9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TranRed Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 17:15:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Changed Boost link to 1.69.0 Changed link back from 1.70 to version 1.69. Version 1.70 was throwing compiler errors on different computers for me --- BUILDING_ON_WINDOWS.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/BUILDING_ON_WINDOWS.md b/BUILDING_ON_WINDOWS.md index e238a237..7aedb0ca 100644 --- a/BUILDING_ON_WINDOWS.md +++ b/BUILDING_ON_WINDOWS.md @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ Notes: 1. First, download a boost installer appropriate for your version of Visual Studio. - Visit the downloads list [on Bintray](https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/). - - Select the latest version from the list and navigate into the `binaries/` directory. + - Select the latest version from the list and navigate into the `binaries/` directory. (Note: 1.70.0 did not work) - Download the `.exe` file appropriate to your Visual Studio installation version and system bitness (choose `x64` for 64-bit systems). Visual Studio versions map as follows: `14.1` in the filename corresponds to MSVC 2017, `14.0` to 2015, `12.0` to 2013, `11` to 2012, `10` to 2010, `9` to 2008 and `8` to 2005. _Only Visual Studio 2015 and 2017 are supported. Please upgrade should you have an older installation._ - **Convenience link for Visual Studio 2017: [Boost 1.70.0-MSVC-14.1](https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.70.0/binaries/boost_1_70_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe)** + **Convenience link for Visual Studio 2017: [Boost 1.69.0-MSVC-14.1](https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.69.0/binaries/boost_1_69_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe)** 2. When prompted where to install Boost, set the location to `C:\local\boost`. 3. After the installation finishes, rename the `C:\local\boost\lib64-msvc-14.1` (or similar) directory to simply `lib` (`C:\local\boost\lib`).