Re: HELP (Jam on Solaris)

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-23 15:58:15

Hi Matt,

Your problem is that Perforce Jam 2.3 is not supported. Boost.Build requires
the use of FTJam as described at www.boost.org/tools/build/index.html

-Dave

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Maurer" <Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden]>
To: <<david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: HELP (Jam on Solaris)

> Hello Matt!
>
> Matt_Yang_at_[hidden] wrote:
> > I have Solaris 2.8 with the Workshop compiler 6.1. And I built jam 2.3
to
> > jam my boost 1.25 with the following command
> >
> > jam -ftools/build/allyourbase.jam -sBUILD="debug release". Then the jam
fell
> > into an infinite loop showing
> > warning unknown rule SUBST.
> > Any idea?
>
> I'm forwarding your problem to David Abrahams, the main boost build
> system author.  I've got no clue.
>
> Jens Maurer
>