I sent the following message to Dave personally, but since I see other people are having problems compiling Boost with Jam, I decided to send it to the mailing list also.

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C:\Program Files\boost>jam -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sJAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC -sVISUALC="x:\bin" -sTOOLS="msvc-stlport"
Compiler is Microsoft Visual C++
warning: unknown rule project-root
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
...found 7 targets...

C:\Program Files\boost>jam -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sJAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC -sVISUALC="x:\" -sTOOLS="msvc-stlport"
Compiler is Microsoft Visual C++
warning: unknown rule project-root
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
warning: unknown rule subinclude
...found 7 targets...

Nothing seems to be built in either case.

I have subst'd x:\ to c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98, which is my compiler's install directory. I have run vcvars32.bat; my path is:

PATH="x:\";"x:\bin";"C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Common\msdev98\BIN;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS
~3\VC98\BIN;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Common\TOOLS\WINNT;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Common\
TOOLS;C:\Documents and Settings\Pyxl\Desktop"

What am I doing wrong?

I'm with Justin on this one.

I have followed the instructions from David Abrahams very carefully

and for the first time Jam actually ran. (Thanks David! :-)

However, there are still problems...

Small sample of the problems:

     Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual C++ tools.
     D:\dev\lib\boost_1_25_1> jam.exe -sBOOST_ROOT=. -sTOOLS="msvc"
     don't know how to make bin
     don't know how to make build
     don't know how to make libboost_regex.lib
     don't know how to make msvc
     don't know how to make debug
     don't know how to make runtime-link-dynamic
    << snip >>
     ...skipped <status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.CMD for lack of bin...
     ...skipped <status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.exe for lack of

<status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.CMD...
...skipped <status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.test for lack of

<status\regex_test\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>regex_test.exe...

In the end the only library that was created was libboost_threadmon.lib (and only the debug).

As an interim solution, binaries of boost (.lib and .DLL) would be very helpful at this point,

as I need to be tackling problems in my own project rather than boost build problems.

If anybody would be willing to supply those I would be grateful.

Thanks,

----- Original Message -----

From: David Abrahams

Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 1:14 AM

Subject: [boost] Re: A problem installing boost with jam on Windows using VC6

There you will find updated instructions and even a pre-built Win32 executable.

The Boost CVS repository contains the latest build system sources,

or you can retrieve them from the yahoogroups files area at:

in case you need them.

----- Original Message -----

From: "Justin Crites" <pyxl@fallen-angels.net>