Re: [Boost-build] boost jam problem

From: Patrick Tan (pxt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-05 19:11:51

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> > I'm trying to use bjam version  3.1.11 with boost build v1 to build my
> > c++ program
> >   
> ....
> > When I run the above Jamfile it gives me the following error:
> >
> > *** argument error
> > * rule lib ( target : sources + : requirements * : default-build * )
> > * called with: ( first :  : <file>libfirst.a <variant>debug )
> > * missing argument sources
> > /home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v1/boost-base.jam:2070:see
> >   
> ........
> > http://www.boost.org/doc/html/bbv2/tutorial/prebuilt.html it gives an
> > example just like my Jamfile. So I don't understand why my Jamfile gives
> > an error unless the documentation on the website is incorrect and I need
> > to put something for the sources parameter.
> >   
>
> The problem is that the documentation URL is for Boost.Build V2, while you use 
> Boost.Build V1, which has different syntax. Either you need to use V1 syntax, 
> or use V2 by pointing your BOOST_BUILD_PATH environment variable 
> to .../tools/build/v2, not .../tools/build/v1
>
> - Volodya
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Hi Vladimir

Thanks for your response. I'm running bjam on linux and I'm having some
trouble with using v2 for some reason. When I try to run a simple
Jamfile using v2 I get the following error messages:

[pattan@persian common]$ bjam --v2
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/property.jam:264: in
validate1 from module property
error: Invalid property '<flex.prefix>bgl_undir_': unknown
feature 'flex.prefix'.
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/property.jam:272: in
validate from module property
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/property.jam:410: in
property.translate-paths from module property
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1202: in
targets.main-target-requirements from module targets
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1275: in
targets.create-typed-target from module targets
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/type.jam:292: in obj from
module type
../libs/graph/build/Jamfile.v2:16: in modules.load from module
Jamfile</home/pattan/repo/trunk/libs/graph/build>
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:255: in
load-jamfile from module project
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:67: in load
from module project
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:71: in load
from module project
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:311: in
initialize from module project
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:246: in
load-jamfile from module project
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build/project.jam:67: in
project.load from module project
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/build-system.jam:75: in load
from module build-system
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:259: in
import from module modules
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/tools/build/v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:120: in
boost-build from module
/home/pattan/repo/trunk/boost-build.jam:12: in module scope from module

Would you know why I get these error messages? 

The other question I want to ask is how do you link in pre built
targets with boost build v1. I looked at the online documentation for
boost build v1 and I couldn't find any information about it.


Regards,

Patrick