Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2170: quotes in path string must be removed: build.bat

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2170: quotes in path string must be removed: build.bat
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-25 18:34:26

#2170: quotes in path string must be removed: build.bat
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  Reporter:  Roderick Ford <develop@…>                  |       Owner:  grafik 
      Type:  Bugs                                       |      Status:  closed 
 Milestone:  Boost.Jam 3.1.17                           |   Component:  bjam   
   Version:  Boost.Jam 3.1.16                           |    Severity:  Problem
Resolution:  wontfix                                    |    Keywords:         
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Comment (by rafael.anschau@…):

 I downloaded boost and when I runed bootstrap.bat, it endeded without
 either stating success or failure, complaining it didn´t understand
 something
 on my path. I debugged boostrap.bat and found the problem was when calling
 build.bat with:

 call .\build.bat %* > ..\..\..\..\bootstrap.log

 The string had double quotes(sorry I no longer have the message) , and
 hypothesized that it didn´t understand double quotes. So I removed the
 quotes and it built fine.

 build.bat should at least say something like "Sorry, bad PATH variable,
 couldn´t understand ...") to save the installer´s debugging time.
 Otherwise people will loose lots of time debugging the same
 problem.(Expecting other app developer not to add quotes is not
 realistic). Another solution is to write on the install documentation of
 boost: "Make sure that, before you run bootstrap.bat, your path doesn´t
 have double quotes. If it does, remove them."

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2170#comment:4>
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