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@@ -80,15 +80,58 @@ issues, you can adjust the commands below accordingly. Note that even if 4. Configuring, building, and installing the rest of the toolchain $ cd .. # back to build2-toolchain-X.Y.Z - $ ./build2/build/b \ - config.cxx.poptions=-I/usr/local/include \ - config.cxx.loptions=-L/usr/local/lib \ - config.bin.rpath=/usr/local/lib \ - config.install.root=/usr/local configure + + $ ./build2/build/b \ + config.cxx.poptions=-I/usr/local/include \ + config.cxx.loptions=-L/usr/local/lib \ + config.bin.rpath=/usr/local/lib \ + config.install.root=/usr/local \ + config.install.sudo=sudo \ + configure + $ ./build2/build/b update - $ sudo ./build2/build/b install + $ ./build2/build/b install - To test the installation: + To test the installation, run: + $ which b $ b --version + + $ which bpkg $ bpkg --version + + +5. Setting up updates with the package manager + + If you only need to build this specific version of the toolchain, then you + are done and can skip this step. However, if you are planning to upgrade to + future versions, then going every time through the bootstrap steps will be + tedious. Instead, we can use the bpkg package manager to manage upgrades + automatically. Note also that without periodic upgrades your version of the + toolchain may become too old to be able to upgrade itself. In this case you + will have to fallback onto the bootstrap process. + + First, choose a directory where you would like bpkg to build everything, + for example, build2-toolchain. Then: + + $ mkdir build2-toolchain + $ cd build2-toolchain + + $ bpkg create \ + cxx \ + config.cxx.poptions=-I/usr/local/include \ + config.cxx.loptions=-L/usr/local/lib \ + config.bin.rpath=/usr/local/lib \ + config.install.root=/usr/local \ + config.install.root.sudo=sudo + + $ bpkg add http://pkg.cppget.org/1/alpha + $ bpkg fetch + $ bpkg build build2 bpkg + $ bpkg install build2 bpkg + + Later, to upgrade to new a new version of the toolchain, simply execute: + + $ bpkg fetch + $ bpkg build build2 bpkg + $ bpkg install build2 bpkg |