[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8805: Getting error using Shell rule after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8805: Getting error using Shell rule after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-10 00:12:34

#8805: Getting error using Shell rule after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04
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 Reporter:  ccervo@…  |       Type:  Bugs
   Status:  new       |  Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  None      |    Version:  Boost 1.54.0
 Severity:  Problem   |   Keywords:
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 I was happily doing development using bjam under the previous Ubuntu LTS
 release. I using package manager to upgrade to the 12.04 LTS release. Now
 my Jamfiles no longer work.
 example:

 SHELL "mkdir -vp $(SOLUTION_ROOT)/log $(SOLUTION_ROOT)/conf" ;

 used to work just fine. Now I get an error

 "*** argument error
 * rule SHELL ( command : * )
 * called with: (  )
 * missing argument command"

 I'm guessing that the previous bjam parsed the quote characters
 differently. I've tried various quoting schemes but can't get it to work.
 Any ideas/

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8805>
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