Re: [Boost-build] build gcc on Windows

From: Andy Little (andy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-22 22:17:37

"Rene Rivera"  wrote in message
> Andy Little wrote:

>> ...failed gcc-C++-action
>> bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\gcc\debug\greg_month.obj...
>> gcc-C++-action
>> bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\gcc\debug\greg_weekday.obj
>> The system cannot execute the specified program
>
> Weird... I'm shooting in the dark here. But maybe you could try doing
> "-sGXX=gpp.exe". Can't think of what else could be the problem.

Trawling  about on google I came upon these facts specific to DJGPP. that gcc
can't accept a command line longer than 127 characters. I confirmed this by
attempting to invoke gcc with parameter list longer than 127 characters,
whereupon I got the aforesaid error-message:
"The system cannot execute the specified program". I presume not all versions of
DJGPP act like this. Either that or no-one tries to build boost with this system
on Windows

http://maillist.perforce.com/pipermail/jamming/1998-May/000537.html
http://www.turkupetcentre.net/programs/programs_faq.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2002-09/msg00010.html

Anyway its identified the cause of the problem , which is a start!

regards
Andy Little