[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1047: Small Problem with the getting started guide making the whole build fail

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1047: Small Problem with the getting started guide making the whole build fail
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-09 20:11:12

#1047: Small Problem with the getting started guide making the whole build fail
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 Reporter:  ben04_01_at_[hidden]  |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new                  |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  Building Boost       |     Version:                  
 Severity:  Showstopper          |    Keywords:                  
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 Near the place where it says how to invoke bjam the following is written

 C:WINDOWS> cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0
 C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0> bjam ^
 More? --build-dir=%TEMP%\build-boost ^
 More? --toolset=msvc stage

 That command line actually doesn't work. At least on my PC. %TEMP% expands
 to

 DOCUME~1\HP_PRO~1\LOCALS~1\Temp

 bjam tries to make sure that the directory exists and therefore tries to
 create it. However mkdir doesn't seem to like the short file version and
 fails in a way which results in bjam not building anything. Replacing
 %TEMP% with some directory without short file name made the build work.

 I'd suggest replacing the commandline with

 C:WINDOWS> cd C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0
 C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_0> bjam ^
 More? --build-dir=C:\my_temp\build-boost ^
 More? --toolset=msvc stage

 There certainly are more important issues but it's just frustrating when
 bjam strikes and you copied pasted the suggest command line.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1047>
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