Re: Boost 1.25.0 build problems?

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-10-04 11:24:14

--- In boost_at_y..., "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_r...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <williamkempf_at_h...>
> 
> 
> 
> > There are very few projects currently using the Boost.Build 
system,
> > so AFAIK the only one that failed to compile for you was
> > Boost.Threads.  This was a minor oversite during the process of
> > moving Boost.Threads onto the trunk and I'll correct this in the 
CVS
> > repository ASAP.  In the mean time there are two ways to build
> > Boost.Threads available to you.  Modify $(BOOST_ROOT)/Jamfile to
> > include the following at the end:
> >
> > subinclude libs/thread/build ;
> 
> I don't think that will work until I update the Build System. 
Making this
> work (if you use <include>$(BOOST_ROOT) in your subproject) depends 
on
> fixing the "relative include" problem we've been discussing. Aww, 
heck, it's
> been lingering so long and it's an easy hack; I'll try to fix that 
this
> afternoon.

Strange, this works for me right out of the box.

> Note that this technique doesn't affect anything unless you're 
trying to
> build from the top level.
> 
> > Or, run Jam directly in the $(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/thread/build 
directory
> > instead of in $(B00ST_ROOT).
> >
> > > Do you use SGI iostreams provided by STLPort or native 
iostreams?
> > >
> > > > I was particularly interested in using the new
> > > > Boost.Threads. However, when I tried to manually subinclude
> > > > libs/thread/build in $(BOOST_ROOT)/Jamfile, I get many
> > compilation
> > > > errors because $(BOOST_ROOT)/boost/thread is not in my Include
> > > path..
> > > >
> > >
> > > Try modifying the jam file. After replacing $(BOOST_ROOT)
> > > with ../../.. the includes paths were set up ok.
> 
> That's what I'd expect, under the current situation.
> 
> > This shouldn't be happening (and doesn't for me). Be sure to run 
Jam
> > with -f??\boost\tools\build\allyourbase.jam.
> 
> I'm really surprised to hear that. You can invoke a build from the 
top level
> ($(BOOST_ROOT)) and it works??

Yep.
 
Bill Kempf