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

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-22 23:39:02

Rene Rivera wrote:

> Jeff Holle wrote:
> 
> 
>>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
> 
> 
> 1. You don't need the "BOOST_ROOT = $(BOOST_ROOT) ;" line.
> 
> 2. Could you send along the Jamfile. As I don't see anything obviously wrong yet.

Scratch that... I just saw the missing information. In the Jamrules you need 
to declare the boost project. Jamrules should have this for you:

path-global BOOST_ROOT : $(BOOST_ROOT) ;
project boost : $(BOOST_ROOT) ;

The "project" line is the missing one.

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