[CXX-1291] Installation guide should clarify that driver's dependency on Boost is header-only Created: 28/Mar/17  Updated: 27/Feb/18  Resolved: 24/Jul/17

Status: Closed
Project: C++ Driver
Component/s: Documentation
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: 3.2.0-rc0

Type: New Feature Priority: Major - P3
Reporter: J Rassi Assignee: Isabella Siu (Inactive)
Resolution: Done Votes: 0
Labels: neweng
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified


 Description   

The mongocxx install guide currently states that "On Windows, boost 1.56 or later" is required. We should clarify that users do not need to compile the full set of Boost libraries or download pre-compiled Boost binaries, since the driver's dependency on Boost is header-only.



 Comments   
Comment by Githook User [ 24/Jul/17 ]

Author:

{u'username': u'iwysiu', u'name': u'Isabella Siu', u'email': u'sakurablossom@blueblueworld.com'}

Message: CXX-1291 installation guide should clarify that driver's boost dependency is header-only
Branch: master
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-cxx-driver/commit/9f82a515f5b59d4aec5eef6eca505a152ce76c76

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