Re: [Boost-build] [Repost] Boost.Build v1 broken?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-22 10:35:59

Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Our continuous regressions against CVS HEAD have been failing for the
> last 24 hours or so with the following log:
>
> boost-test(RUN) "date_time/testtime_serialize" : "libs\date_time\test\posix_time\testtime_serialize.cpp"
> boost-test(RUN) "date_time/testtime_serialize_std_config" : "libs\date_time\test\posix_time\testtime_serialize.cpp"
> **** DLLs cannot be built with this compiler and stlport 4.x ****
> **** skipping build of <@boost!libs!serialization!build>boost_serialization.dll; toolset= vc-6_5-stlport variant= debug ****
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\boost-base.jam:1585: in find-compatible-subvariant
> *** argument error
> * rule split-target-subvariant ( target-var properties-var toolset-var variant-var : subvariant )
> * called with: ( sv-target sv-properties sv-toolset sv-variant :  )
> * missing argument subvariant
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\boost-base.jam:2032:see definition of rule 'split-target-subvariant' being called
...
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\testing.jam:552: in run
> ..\libs\date_time\test\Jamfile:220: in load-jamfiles
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\allyourbase.jam:1764: in SubInclude
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\allyourbase.jam:1352: in subinclude
> Jamfile:25: in load-jamfiles
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools\build\v1\bootstrap.jam:21: in boost-build
> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\boost-build.jam:16: in module scope
>
> Does this ring a bell to anybody?

I don't know what command-line arguments bjam is being invoked with,
but for me, building in libs/date_time/test works without a hitch.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com