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From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-16 13:14:59


Perhaps I am missing something fundamental, but I just tried

bjam --v2 toolset=msvc

from the boost root directory and got:

Roland_at_SPEEDSNAIL:H:\Projects\boost\HEAD$ bjam --v2 toolset=msvc
warning: no toolsets are configured.
warning: you won't be able to build C++ programs.
warning: please consult the documentation.

H:/Projects/boost/HEAD/tools/build/v2/build\feature.jam:430: in
feature.validate-value-string from module feature
error: "msvc" is not a known value of feature <toolset>
error: legal values:
H:/Projects/boost/HEAD/tools/build/v2/build\property.jam:250: in
validate1 from module property
H:/Projects/boost/HEAD/tools/build/v2/build\property.jam:273: in
property.validate from module property
H:/Projects/boost/HEAD/tools/build/v2/build\build-request.jam:185: in
convert-command-line-element from module build-request
H:/Projects/boost/HEAD/tools/build/v2/build\build-request.jam:143: in
build-request.from-command-line from module build-request
H:/Projects/boost/HEAD/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:162: in load from
module build-system
H:\Projects\boost\HEAD\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:261: in import
from module modules
H:\Projects\boost\HEAD\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in
boost-build from module
H:\Projects\boost\HEAD\boost-build.jam:12: in module scope from module

Am I correct with the assumption that this is not the expected behaviour?

Regards Roland


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