Re: [Boost-build] Using bjam in the sandbox

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Using bjam in the sandbox
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-31 10:49:29

On Saturday 31 October 2009 Edward Diener wrote:

> After downloading the latest sandbox files from SVN, I attempt to build 
> some documentation for a library there by invoking bjam from a directory 
> where I see a jamfile.v2, only to get the message:
> 
> "C:\Programming\VersionControl\sandbox\logging\boost-build.jam attempted 
> to load
> the build system by invoking
> 
>     'boost-build ;'
> 
> but we were unable to find "bootstrap.jam" in the specified directory
> 
> 
> Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'."
> 
> How do I fix this ?

The best way would be to copy headers and sources of the library into
an existing Boost source tree. Then, things will work mostly automatically.

- Volodya