Re: Building Boost on Linux

From: simonwlb (conic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-12 20:50:15

> > Perhaps your mounted Windows FS is read-only?
> > 
> > 
> > -- grafik - Don't Assume Anything
> > -- rrivera_at_a... - grafik_at_r...
> > -- 102708583_at_icq - Grafik666_at_AIM - Grafik_at_j...
> 
> I hope it's something that simple.  I managed to build Jam itself 
ok, 
> so I assume read-only-ness isn't the problem.  
> 
> Mind you, building Jam didn't work either until I made all the 
files 
> in the boost_1_27_0 directory tree writable.  I did that using 
> Windows.

The other thing I did to make Jam build was to comment out a line in 
the Jam Makefile:

#   chmod a+w jambase.c

Before I commented out the line above, the Jam Make process caused 
all sorts of errors to come up, like not being able to find "yyacc".

Maybe my build of Jam is no good either?