Re: [Boost-build] build Boost lib fails on Linux gcc 3.3.6

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] build Boost lib fails on Linux gcc 3.3.6
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-01 01:27:58

Wesley Johnson wrote:

> Boost fails to compile on platform:
>   Linux 2.4.31

In general, kernel version is not important for Boost.

>   gcc 3.3.6

This is a pretty old compiler, released on May 3, 2005. You
can be sure to get issues with it.

> I tried the command
>   ./bjam --build-dir=bin3 toolset=gcc pch=off
> 
> I do not know if this is the right way to deal with this, but at least some
> of the libraries compiled.
> I do not know what failures have pch=off is going to introduce.

pch=off is not likely to cause any failures.

> Still have 8 compiles that failed, some with an error message about too many
> initializers for the array.  That is an error message that should never
> occur.

It is not unlikely that your compiler is too old to handle some code
in Boost.

> It skipped 12 compiles for mysterious reasons.

Targets are skipped when their dependencies fail to build.

> Do not see any record of what compiles failed.
> I cannot even identify the error messages from other large messages.
> Every message is 4 to 6 lines long because the path strings are so long.  I
> cannot even speed read them before they scroll off the top of the screen.

Why cannot you redirect output to a file, e.g. with

        bjam .... > bjam.log 2>&1

?

> What can you tell me about compiling for gcc 3.3.6 ??
> What is pch ??

pch is precompiled header. I am sure you'll find a lot information
about those.

> Is PCH necessary, is it optional, can I turn it off like that without
> something failing ??
> What else can I turn off ??
> Maybe something will help with those other 8 libraries that still bomb.

You will have to identify which libraries fail to build and create a bug
report at http://svn.boost.org (one per library). The bug report
should include specific error messages.

- Volodya