[boost] Re: bjam failure with borland 6 under xp

From: Edward Diener (eddielee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-12 14:48:50

David Abrahams wrote:
> "Edward Diener" <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> Olden A (Comp) wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Ahh, I get two problem, Firstly when it tries to set the path it
>>> fails, doesn't seem to like the %PATH%, at the end - I'm 100% sure
>>> this is a problem with my system - after I tried what you suggestesd
>>> I decided to try vsvars32 - the %PATH% on the end causes the system
>>> to fail there too. The directory is in my path thought - I Have
>>> confirmed this.
>>>
>>> When I use the command:
>>>
>>> "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\bin\bcc32"  -v -q -v -tWR -tWD
>>> -WM- -L "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\lib"
>>> -e"libs\regex\build\bin\boost_regex.dll\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynam
ic
>>> \b oost_regex_debug.dll"
>>>
>>
@"libs\regex\build\bin\boost_regex.dll\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\bo
>>> ost_regex_debug.CMD"
>>>
>>> The system reports that it cannot find the file:
>>> Error E2194: Could not find file 'C:\Program
>>> Files\Borland\CBuilder6\lib.cpp'
>>>
>>> I've done a search and I don't have a lib file in that dir - I have
>>> one in the boost directory "C:\baysian\boost-1.30.2\boost\lib.cpp",
>>> - Is this related?
>>
>> I think you must put the library path immediately after the -L
>> option, so that in your command line you have:
>> -L"C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\lib"
>
> Please let us know if that works for you; if so, we'll update the
> borland toolset file.

After trying one invocation of bjam "-sTOOLS=borland" and seeing errors
which I did not capture, I try a subsequent invocation:

set BCCROOT="C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6"
set BOOST_ROOT="h:\utilities\boost libraries\boost-1.30.2"
bjam "-sTOOLS=borland"

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"borland-Archive-action
libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\run
time-link-dynamic\libboost_regex_debug.lib
TLIB 4.5 Copyright (c) 1987, 1999 Inprise Corporation

Error: opening 'Files\Borland\CBuilder6\bin\tlib  .LIB'

    "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\bin\tlib"  /P64 /u /a /C
"libs\regex\bu
ild\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\libboost_regex
_deb
ug.lib"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-d
ynamic\c_regex_traits.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\de
bug\runtime-link-dynamic\c_regex_traits_common.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libb
oost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\cpp_regex_traits.obj"
+-"libs\
regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\cregex
.obj
"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynami
c\
fileiter.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-l
ink-dynamic\posix_api.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\de
bug\runtime-link-dynamic\regex.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\b
orland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\regex_debug.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libbo
ost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\regex_synch.obj"
+-"libs\regex\
build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\w32_regex_tr
aits
.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dyna
mic\wide_posix_api.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug
\runtime-link-dynamic\instances.obj"
+-"libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\
borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\winstances.obj"

...failed borland-Archive-action
libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\borland
\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\libboost_regex_debug.lib...
...skipped <!libs!regex!build!bin-stage>libboost_regex_debug.lib for lack of
<li
bs!regex!build\libboost_regex.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>libboos
t_re
gex_debug.lib..."

etc.

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Meaning ? Maybe I have to use short path names to get it to work.