id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
7846	a DESTDIR equivalent is necessary for package installation	anonymous		"lacking DESTDIR support, it is not possible for packagers to install the prepared boost package into a temporary location to create a package bundle.
additionally it is not possible to compile boost without cluttering the build host.

please read this explanation about the difference of prefix and DESTDIR:
 
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/26

it was suggested in boost IRC channel that an option --destdir should be added to b2, and that i file this bug report.

note that i'm not the only one needing this feature, and the lack of it seems to cause some pretty bad perceptions about boosts build system.

for example in this gentoo ebuild script on line 427 it reads:
""# boost's build system truely sucks for not having a destdir""
http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.50.0-r1.ebuild?view=markup"	Bugs	closed	To Be Determined	Building Boost	Boost 1.52.0	Showstopper	duplicate