[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6143: Bootstraping on Windows using MinGW hangs

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6143: Bootstraping on Windows using MinGW hangs
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-18 13:34:40

#6143: Bootstraping on Windows using MinGW hangs
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 Reporter:  Björn Pollex <bjoern.pollex@…>               |       Owner:                
     Type:  Bugs                                         |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  To Be Determined                             |   Component:  Building Boost
  Version:  Boost 1.48.0                                 |    Severity:  Problem       
 Keywords:                                               |  
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 I have Boost 1.47 and 1.48 downloaded. I execute the following command in
 the root of version 1.47:
 {{{
 bootstrap.bat mingw
 }}}
 And get this output:
 {{{
 Building Boost.Build engine

 Bootstrapping is done. To build, run:

     .\b2

 To adjust configuration, edit 'project-config.jam'.
 Further information:

     - Command line help:
     .\b2 --help

     - Getting started guide:
     http://boost.org/more/getting_started/windows.html


     - Boost.Build documentation:
     http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/index.html

 }}}
 All is well. Running the same command in the root directory of 1.48
 results in the script hanging. It does write output to
 {{{bootstrap.log}}}, the following lines repeated endlessly:
 {{{
 ###
 ### "Could not find a suitable toolset."
 ###
 ### You can specify the toolset as the argument, i.e.:
 ###     .\build.bat msvc
 ###
 ### Toolsets supported by this script are: borland, como, gcc, gcc-
 nocygwin,
 ###     intel-win32, metrowerks, mingw, msvc, vc7, vc8, vc9, vc10
 ###
 }}}
 A diff shows no differences between {{{bootstrap.bat}}} and
 {{{build.bat}}} of either version.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6143>
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