Re: [jamboost] Re: howto use bjam for independent projects

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-19 05:59:45

Thorsten Ottosen wrote:

> Ok, I've gotten so far as to try out the installation.
>
> http://boost.sourceforge.net/boost-build2/boost_build_v2.html#installation
>
> I took the newest code from the cvs. I configured
> BOOST_BUILD_PATH as BOOST_ROOT/tools/build/v2 and without v2 too. I didn't
> work :-(
>
> When I try to build the example I get this:
>
> syntax error at EOF

I think this is the key.... some file misses space before or after ";", or 
":". Jam requires spaces before and after those symbols. I've just tried 
running "bjam"

I've just trying building v2/example/hello using a fresh checkout of boost, 
and it works OK.

- Volodya