Re: [boost] Building on OS X

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-07 18:16:32

the correct command-line for using FTJam is:

  jam -ftools/build/allyourbase.jam -sTOOLS=gcc

If you are using the jam in boost/tools/build/jam_src, you can use:

  jam -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sTOOLS=gcc

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Jones" <jesjones_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:12 PM
Subject: [boost] Building on OS X

> I'm having some problems building boost 1.25.1 with gcc on Mac OS
> 10.1. I first tried Jam 2.3.5 from the The FreeType Project
> SourceForge site with the following command line:
>
> jam -sBOOST_ROOT=tools/build/allyourbase.jam -sTOOLS="gcc"
>
> I got these warnings:
>
> warning: unknown rule project-root
> warning: unknown rule subinclude
> warning: unknown rule subinclude
> warning: unknown rule subinclude
> warning: unknown rule subinclude
> ...found 7 targets...
>
> and the build quit. Then I noticed the tools/build/jam_src folder so
> I went ahead and built that version of jam by typing "jam" in that
> folder. I copied the new tool into /usr/bin and tried to build boost
> again and got some new errors:
>
> boost-build.jam: No such file or directory
> don't know how to make all
> ...found 1 target...
> ...can't find 1 target...
>
> Anyone know what's going on here? Do I have to set some environment
> variables? BTW both versions of jam print the following when I use
> the -v option:
>
> Jam/MR  Version 2.3.2.  Copyright 1993, 2000 Christopher Seiwald.
OS=MACOSX.
>
>    -- Jesse
>
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