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

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-12 16:01:39

"Edward Diener" <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:

> 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"

I repeat, you do *not* need to set BOOST_ROOT.  It might even hurt.

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

No, you just need an up-to-date borland-tools.jam which deals with
spaces in path names.  Please add the following line to the top of
yours:

        set-as-singleton BCCROOT ;

(or get the CVS snapshot)

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com