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

From: Robert McCarter (RobertMcCarter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-12 14:00:27

Thanks David, that fixed the problem!

Academically, I can only link the program if I'm using the DLL version of
the C libraries.
(I'm using the multi-threaded libraries)
It's not pressing, but any ideas why that is?
It seems to have a problem with symbols from the std library.

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] Re: A problem installing boost with jam on Windows
using VC6

> Sorry, Robert,
>
> You were having a different problem from Justin. In this case, I checked
in
> a bug in allyourbase.jam. Please get the latest copy from CVS and you will
> find the problem has cleared up. Systematic use of Vladimir Prus' testing
> framework should help to prevent such problems in the future.
>
> Thanks for your patience,
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert McCarter" <RobertMcCarter_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 3:49 PM
> 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.
>
> > 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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