download and install boost, for example:
cd /cygdrive/c wget http://acumen.dyndns.biz/attic/boost_1_33_1.tar.gz tar zxvf boost_1_33_1.tar.gzor goto Sourceforge and follow the links to download
download bjam:
cd /cygdrive/c wget http://acumen.dyndns.biz/attic/boost-jam-3.1.13-1-ntx86.zip or goto and follow the links to download you might need to get unzip.exe also wget http://acumen.dyndns.biz/attic/unzip.exe; mv unzip.exe /usr/bin; chmod +x /usr/bin/unzip.exe;or goto Sourceforge and download bjam
unzip and install bjam:
unzip boost-jam-3.1.13-1-ntx86.zip cd boost-jam-3.1.13-1-ntx86 mv bjam.exe /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS
compile and install libraries:
cd /cygdrive/c/boost_1_33_1 mkdir lib bjam "-sTOOLS=vc-8_0" install --libdir=lib
for some reason the thread library is often skipped and must be compiled exlicitly. The thread libraries are:
lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-1_33_1.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-gd-1_33_1.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-gd.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-s-1_33_1.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-s.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-sgd-1_33_1.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt-sgd.lib lib/libboost_thread-vc80-mt.lib
To compile the thread libraries:
bjam "-sTOOLS=vc-8_0" install --libdir=lib --with-thread
add the root directory for boost to your INCLUDE path:
ctrl escape settings system advanced edit environment table edit INCLUDE and put c:\boost_1_33_1; at the beginning click OK, until dialog boxes are closed
add the root directory for boost\lib to your LIB path, and to PATH:
ctrl escape settings system advanced edit environment table edit LIB and put c:\boost_1_33_1;c:\boost_1_33_1\lib; at the end edit PATH and put c:\boost_1_33_1\lib; at the end click OK, until dialog boxes are closed