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From: Volker Skwarek (volker.skwarek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-05 12:03:32


----- Original Message -----
From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.lib.boost.build
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: Problems with building Boost Libs using BJam

>
> On Wednesday 02 February 2005 12:24, Volker Skwarek wrote:
>
> > Current State:
> > I was able to start the "build.bat" in the " boost\tools\build\jam_src"
> > directory
> >
> > A new directory appeared " bin.ntx86" with "bjam.exe" which I started
> > without parameters.
> >
> > Here I expected the libraries and headers to be built in the "c:\boost"
> > directory. But nothing happened but the messages
> >
> > Jamfile: No such file or directory
> > Jamfile: No such file or directory
> > ...found 8 targets...
> >
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> The "Getting started" document
(http://boost.org/more/getting_started.html)
> says:
>
> "Build and Install"
>
> First you need to change to the directory where you have the Boost
> distribution you downloaded. For example:
>
> chdir boost-1.31.0
>
> Did you do that?
>
> - Volodya

I was probably already too deep diving into the boostjam manual that I
oversaw the hint in the installation guidelines.
Meanwhile nearly everything was compiling as it should be.

Volker

 


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