RE: [boost] Re: A problem installing boost with jam on Windows using VC6

From: Justin Crites (pyxl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-11 19:08:35

I sent the following message to Dave personally, but since I see other
people are having problems compiling Boost with Jam, I decided to send it to
the mailing list also.

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C:\Program
Files\boost>jam -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sJAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC -sVISUALC="x:\bin" -sTO
OLS="msvc-stlport"
Compiler is Microsoft Visual C++
warning: unknown rule project-root
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
...found 7 targets...

C:\Program
Files\boost>jam -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sJAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC -sVISUALC="x:\" -sTOOLS
="msvc-stlport"
Compiler is Microsoft Visual C++
warning: unknown rule project-root
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
...found 7 targets...

Nothing seems to be built in either case.

I have subst'd x:\ to c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98, which
is my compiler's install directory.  I have run vcvars32.bat; my path is:

PATH="x:\";"x:\bin";"C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Common\msdev98\BIN;C:\PROGRA~1\MIC
ROS
~3\VC98\BIN;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Common\TOOLS\WINNT;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Com
mon\
TOOLS;C:\Documents and Settings\Pyxl\Desktop"

What am I doing wrong?

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Robert McCarter [mailto:RobertMcCarter_at_[hidden]]
  Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 12:49 PM
  To: boost_at_[hidden]
  Subject: Re: [boost] Re: A problem installing boost with jam on Windows
using VC6

  I'm with Justin on this one.
  I have followed the instructions from David Abrahams very carefully
  and for the first time Jam actually ran.  (Thanks David! :-)
  However, there are still problems...
  Small sample of the problems:
       Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual C++ tools.
       D:\dev\lib\boost_1_25_1> jam.exe -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sTOOLS="msvc"
       don't know how to make bin
       don't know how to make build
       don't know how to make libboost_regex.lib
       don't know how to make msvc
       don't know how to make debug
       don't know how to make runtime-link-dynamic
      << snip >>
       ...skipped
<status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.CMD for lack
of bin...
       ...skipped
<status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.exe for lack
of
       <status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.CMD...
       ...skipped
<status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.test for lack
of
      <status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.exe...

  In the end the only library that was created was libboost_threadmon.lib
(and only the debug).
  As an interim solution, binaries of boost (.lib and .DLL) would be very
helpful at this point,
  as I need to be tackling problems in my own project rather than boost
build problems.
  If anybody would be willing to supply those I would be grateful.

  Thanks,
  Robert

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: David Abrahams
    To: Justin Crites ; boost
    Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 1:14 AM
    Subject: [boost] Re: A problem installing boost with jam on Windows
using VC6

    Please see www.boost.org/tools/build.

    There you will find updated instructions and even a pre-built Win32
executable.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/Build%20System/

    The Boost CVS repository contains the latest build system sources,
    or you can retrieve them from the yahoogroups files area at:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/Build%20System/
    in case you need them.

    HTH,
    Dave

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Justin Crites" <pyxl_at_[hidden]>

    > Is there a consolidated source of what exactly needs to be done to
build
    > boost on NT/VC6 currently?  I've been having a lot of problems with
it, and
    > I see lots of postings and comments about various things that need to
to be
    > done in order to install it (subst?).

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