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Subject: [boost] "Easy Build and Install" fails at bootstrap.sh
From: Josh Juran (jjuran_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-09-29 19:12:47


I'm building Boost from Git since there's no secured download option, only HTTP.

josh_at_alice:~/src/boost$ git log --oneline -n1
43bb782 Update thread from master.

josh_at_alice:~/src/boost$ ./bootstrap.sh
./bootstrap.sh: 1: ./bootstrap.sh: ./tools/build/src/engine/build.sh: not found
Building Boost.Build engine with toolset ...
Failed to build Boost.Build build engine
Consult 'bootstrap.log' for more details

josh_at_alice:~/src/boost$ cat bootstrap.log
./bootstrap.sh: 218: cd: can't cd to ./tools/build/src/engine

Do I need to run git-submodule? It would be helpful if Getting Started covered this.

Josh


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