Re: [jamboost] Problems using bjam outside of boost directory tree

From: Jeff Holle (jeff.holle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-22 23:18:23

First, thanks for the response.
Second, I now realize that my previous environment settings were wrong. 
They have been changed to:
BOOST_ROOT=/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost
BOOST_BUILD_PATH=/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1
Third, the boost-build.jam and Jamrules files that I have at the root of 
my project directory are attached.
Fourth, the output of running bjam from my project directory is:

/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/boost-base.jam:904: in 
fixup-path-properties
*** argument error
* rule root-paths ( paths * : root )
* called with: ( <sysinclude> : )
* missing argument root
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/allyourbase.jam:1441:see 
definition of rule 'root-paths' being called
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/boost-base.jam:1154: in 
expand-build-request
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/boost-base.jam:1918: in 
expand-target-subvariants
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/boost-base.jam:1957: in 
main-target
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/boost-base.jam:1304: in 
declare-local-target
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/python.jam:419: in extension
Jamfile:8: in load-jamfiles
/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1/bootstrap.jam:15: in boost-build
/home/jholle/UMLPlus/pythonExtTest/boost-build.jam:3: in module scope

Rene Rivera wrote:

>
> Jeff Holle wrote:
>
> > I am getting frustrated attempting to use bjam outside of the boost
> > directory tree.
> >
> > My system is Mandrake Linux 9.1.
> >
> > I'm using the CVS head of boost obtained a few days ago.
> > Boost was built successfully with gcc v3.3 and testing boost::python
> > against python 2.3.2 seems to work. At least the getting_started2
> > extension module builds and works satisfactory.
> >
> > My bjam reports with -v:
> > Boost.Jam Version 3.1.9. OS=LINUX.
> > Copyright 1993-2002 Christopher Seiwald and Perforce Software, Inc.
> > Copyright 2001 David Turner.
> > Copyright 2001-2002 David Abrahams.
> >
> > Now I'm stuck attempting to use my project directory, which is outside
> > of the boost directory.
> >
> > Boost related environment variables are:
> > BOOST_ROOT=/home/jholle/boost_CVS
> > BOOST_BUILD_PATH=/home/jholle/boost_CVS/boost/tools/build/v1
> >
> > I attempted to employ the project.zip file obtained from the boost
> > website and have changed it to reflect my environment as follows:
> >
> > boost-build.jam:
> > BOOST_ROOT = $(BOOST_ROOT) ;
> > boost-build $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
> > Jamrules:
> > path-global BOOST_ROOT : $(BOOST_ROOT) ;
> >
> > Could somebody point out what I'm doing wrong?
>
> If you could shows a bit more detail I'm sure we can help. What kind 
> of errors
> are you getting? What are you trying to do? Are you trying to use a Boost
> library from your project? Or just use Boost.Build for your project?
>
> I think I can guess some of the answers myself but knowing what is 
> going wrong
> is probably the key ;-)
>
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# Specify path to the boost build system
BOOST_ROOT = $(BOOST_ROOT) ;
boost-build $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
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name="Jamrules"
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filename="Jamrules"

# Top level Jamrules

# See tools/build/index.html for documentation.

# Set some important global variables if they haven't already been set by the
# user on the command-line or in the environment

# Establish the root of the boost installation. Most targets will want
# $(BOOST_ROOT) in their #include path. $(gTOP) is the name of the variable
# containing the path from the invocation directory to the project root.
path-global BOOST_ROOT : $(BOOST_ROOT) ;

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