Re: [Boost-build] [bjam] crashes

From: Michal Sliwka (michal.sliwka_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-08 02:47:37

> Michal Sliwka wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> >     bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 install
> > 
> > in my
> > 
> >     boost_1_33_1
> > 
> > folder crashes with no message (there's only standard windows crash
> > message).
> > I have WinXP SP2 and VC7.1 SP1
> > I have set VC71_ROOT properly and it works in the console.
> > bjam is also accessible (it _is_ called)
> > 
> > Is that a known issue?
> 
> Well it's been mentioned a few times. No clue what the problem may be, 
> other than the usual buffer overrun problems. We'll need more info to 
> get to the bottom of it though. So if you can...
> 
> * What version of bjam are you using?

boost-jam-3.1.13-1-ntx86

> * Where did you download it from?

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=72941

> * Have you tried building bjam yourself?

no

> * Try building the debug version of bjam ("build.bat --debug"). This 

I will try.

> will get you a backtrace when the JIT debugger catches the error.
> 

I've called bjam with more messages and it give

Q:\Boost\boost_1_33_1>bjam --debug-configuration -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 install
notice: found boost-build.jam at Q:\Boost\boost_1_33_1\boost-build.jam
notice: loading Boost.Build from Q:\Boost\boost_1_33_1\tools\build\v1

...and then it crashes.

Regards,
Michal Sliwka