Instalation instructions

From: Zbynek Winkler (zwin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-27 07:58:34

Hello

I was trying to follow the instalation instructions in 
boost/tools/build/v2/boost_build_v2.html#installation but using CVS
and have failed at step 2. when running "bjam --version". When running 
from the build directory I get

C:\boost-sf\boost\tools\build\jam_src\bin.ntx86>bjam --version
Jamfile: No such file or directory
Jamfile: No such file or directory
...found 8 targets...

When I move the executable to a directory in path I still get

C:\boost-sf\boost\tools\build\jam_src>bjam.exe --version
Jamfile: No such file or directory
Jamfile: No such file or directory
...found 8 targets...

When I change a drive to d: I get

D:\>bjam.exe --version
Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam"
---------------------------------------------------------------
Attempted search from D:\ up to the root

Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'.

Consulting the documentation says that the same procedure should work 
for both CVS and release. So I downloaded milestone 9.1 and steps 1-4 
are fine. Maybe there should be noted that you only get the expected 
output when you run "bjam --version" in a v2 subdirectory? It is not 
obvious that the build system directory has to be found even for such a 
thing as displaying version information.

Zbynek

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