Getting starting simplified build from source should use a log file.

[Paul A. Bristow]

The current instructions say

cd to boost_root and enter

bootstrap and then

.\bjam

This is fine except that on a plain Windows command box, the vital info at the top telling where the libraries will be put scrolls off the top of the screen!

Later on in the details section it says append ">build.log 2>&1" but by that time it's too late!

I think that it should say

.\bjam > build.log 2>&1

or there might be a default location for the detailed log (boring to users) but keep the interesting info on screen:

After the build, the headers will be located at

I:\boost_1_41_0

The libraries will be located at

I:\boost_1_41_0\stage\lib

And it might be helpful to mention that this may take some time (more than 15 minutes?) Lest impatient users assume it has gone wrong?

[Vladimir Prus]

Would printing this information at the end of the build address your concerns?

[Steven Watanabe]

The information about the paths is printed at the end now, making this irrelevant.