id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
11316,Getting Started on Windows Documentation - Does bootstrap.bat Need the Toolchain as an Argument?,stellarpower@…,Dave Abrahams,"Hello,

I am trying to build boost on Windows using mingw32 (as setup by Qt5). I was following the instructions as per 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#id37 .
I extracted the sources, went into /tools/build and ran 

  {{{
  bootstrap.bat
  Bootstrapping the build engine
  'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.

  Failed to bootstrap the build engine
  Please consult bootstrap.log for furter diagnostics.
}}}
Further research online suggested I should have used 
{{{
bootstrap.bat mingw
}}}

after which the bootstrap completes successfully. If this is the case, please could the documentation be changed to state this?

Thanks
",Tasks,new,To Be Determined,Getting Started Guide,Boost Development Trunk,Not Applicable,,Getting Started windows Build bootstrap bootstrap.bat,