Re: Boost build problems

From: bkarsjens (karsjens+yahoo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-17 16:27:58

I know you said you tried setting BOOST_ROOT, that does need to be 
set.  The -f option is not used anymore, I think there is some
documentation that shows it, though.  So set BOOST_ROOT and TOOLS in
your environment (or use the -s on the command line, as below) and
just type "jam".

Also, you may want to read InstallingOnMingw32Windows95 on the boost
wiki.  While it may not be directly related, it is a tale of another
new user and the problems he had.

--- In boost_at_y..., "srengarajan" <srengarajan_at_y...> wrote:
> Hi,
>   I am new to Boost and I need some help building Boost. I downloaded
> the latest version (1_26_0) of Boost and try to build following the
> instructions provided in the doc. (tools/build/index.html). I used jam
> (version 2.3.2, built from the source) to build the Boost libraries. I
> use RedHat 7.0 and my gcc is 2.96 (20000731). When I used the
> following command to build the Boost libraries 
> 
> jam -ftools/build/allyourbase.jam -sTOOLS=gcc
> 
> I got the following message.
> 
> tools/build/allyourbase.jam: line 1611: syntax error at keyword (
> don't know how to make all
> ...found 1 target...
> ...can't find 1 target...
> 
> When I tried the same command with the older version of 1_25_1 I got a
> similar message except the line # was different( it was 1608).
> 
> Of course, I tried setting the BOOST_ROOT environment variable to the
> directory where I unzipped and untarred the boost source files. It
> resulted in the same message.
> 
> Any idea what I have missed to make the build process go right?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Seshadri Rengarajan