[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4148: bootstrap.bat generates project-config.jam file as Unicode (UTF-16)

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4148: bootstrap.bat generates project-config.jam file as Unicode (UTF-16)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-24 20:07:51

#4148: bootstrap.bat generates project-config.jam file as Unicode (UTF-16)
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 Reporter:  Sorin Sbarnea <sorin.sbarnea@…>          |       Owner:  grafik 
     Type:  Bugs                                     |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  Boost 1.43.0                             |   Component:  bjam   
  Version:  Boost 1.42.0                             |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                                           |  
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 On modern Windows (that is using Unicode console by default) the
 bootstrap.bat generates project-config.jam file as Unicode (UTF-16).

 Boost is not able to read this file and is writing:
 project-config.jam:1: syntax error at EOF

 Solution is to modify bootstrap.bat to force the generation of ASCII file
 instead of Unicode:

 Old line:
 ECHO using %toolset% ; > project-config.jam

 New line:
 cmd /a /c ECHO using %toolset% ; > project-config.jam

 This small change will force the usage of ANSI output.

 Reference:
 http://www.netikka.net/tsneti/info/tscmd028.htm#ansivsunicode

 cmd /a /c echo using %toolset% ; > project-config.jam

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4148>
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