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Clarify installation docs, using suggestions from Ansgar Philippsen.

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Vladimir Prus
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<!-- Things yet to document:
- build request, build request expansion and directly requested targets
- conditional properties
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- build request, build request expansion and directly requested targets
- conditional properties
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<body>
<p><a href="../../index.htm"><img class="banner" height="86" width="277"
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"jam_src/index.html">Boost.Jam documentation</a> has more details in
case you need them.</li>
<li>Place the Boost.Jam binary, called "bjam" or "bjam.exe", somewhere
in your <tt>PATH</tt>.</li>
<li style="list-style: none">After that, you can go to "examples-v2"
directory and run <tt>bjam --version</tt>.</li>
<li>
Configure toolsets to use. Open <tt>new/user-config.jam</tt> file and
follow instructions there to specify what compiles/libraries you have
and where they are located. After that, you should be able to go to
<tt>examples-v2/hello</tt>, and run <tt>bjam</tt> there. A simple
application will be built. You can also play with other projects in
<tt>examples-v2</tt>.
Place the Boost.Jam binary, called "bjam" or "bjam.exe", somewhere in
your <tt>PATH</tt>. Verify that correct bjam is being executed by
running "bjam --version". You should get
<pre>
Boost.Build V2 (Milestone N)
</pre>
(where N is the version you've downloaded).
</li>
<p>It is slighly better way is to copy <tt>new/user-config.jam</tt>
into one of the locations where it can be found (given in <a href=
"#config_files_location">this table</a>). This prevent you from
accidentally overwriting your config when updating.</p>
<li>Configure toolsets to use. Open <tt>new/user-config.jam</tt> file
and follow instructions there to specify what compiles/libraries you
have and where they are located.</li>
<li>You should now be able to go to <tt>examples-v2/hello</tt>, and run
<tt>bjam</tt> there. A simple application will be built. You can also
play with other projects in <tt>examples-v2</tt>.
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it somewhere.
<p>It is slighly better way is to copy <tt>new/user-config.jam</tt>
into one of the locations where it can be found (given in <a href=
"#config_files_location">this table</a>). This prevent you from
accidentally overwriting your config when updating.</p> -->
</li>
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notice appears in all copies. This document is provided ``as is'' without
express or implied warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for
any purpose.</p>
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