Re: [boost] [RC_1_34_0] Building using Boost.Build v2 and MSVC 8.0

From: Victor A. Wagner Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-19 11:57:25

At 22:52 2006-08-18, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I get the following error when I try building the distribution I
>downloaded tagged as "RC_1_34_0" using Boost.Build v2 :
>
>C:/src/RC_1_34_0/boost/tools/build/v2/tools\msvc.jam:612: syntax 
>error at keywor
>d }
>C:/src/RC_1_34_0/boost/tools/build/v2/build\toolset.jam:26: in using
>rule msvc.init unknown in module toolset.
>C:\src\RC_1_34_0\boost\tools/build/v2\user-config.jam:29: in modules.load
>C:/src/RC_1_34_0/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:125: in load
>C:\src\RC_1_34_0\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:261: in import
>C:\src\RC_1_34_0\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in boost-build
>C:\src\RC_1_34_0\boost\boost-build.jam:12: in module scope
>
>I have an old downloaded boost distribution, which I have successfully
>used but updating to the latest version seemed to cause a lot of
>problems -- this being one major problem.
>
>Should I even be using this tagged version, or should I instead use CVS HEAD?

I had to modify boost\tools\build\v2\user-config.jam

you need a line that says
    using msvc : 8.0 ;

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