[boost] Re: Re: VC7.1 Building...

From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-08 12:39:34

Brian,

"Brian Carlson" <Brian_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> >You might want to limit posts to plain text, whatever email format your
> >using defeats the auto-original-indent capabilities for Outlook
> Express.
> >Also directly reply to messages that you are reading. Many use the
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>
> This is set to plain text, I'm using Outlook.  Hopefully this works
> better.

Yep, it does.

> > I don't have a vc7.1-tools.jam file.  And I have vc7.0 and vc7.1
> > I've never heard of this file, and don't think there is one.
>
> When you run bjam -sTOOLS=XXX  It takes the XXX and appends -tools.jam
> to find the .jam file for building for the specific compiler.
>
>
> > Your building for vc7.0, I'm not sure what the -a is.
>
> -a is rebuild all, even if current.
>
>
> >If you want to build for vc7.1 you should use vc7.1.
>
> I did (bjam -sTOOLS=vc7.1 stage) and I get the following error:
>
> Vc7.1-tools.jam No such file or directory.
>
>
> >I would start over if I were you. Open a Command Propmpt window. Change
> >directory to you boost_1_31_0 directory. Type the following _exactly_
> as
> >shown:
> >
> >    bjam -sTOOLS=vc7.1 stage
>
> I did, but I'm using 1.29, not 1.31  That might be the problem....hmm

I'd think bjam changed significantly since 1.29? I don't think the build
instructions noted above are valid for pre 1.3x. Any reason your not using
1.31?

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Jeff Flinn
Applied Dynamics, International