Re: [Boost-build] [bjam] crashes

From: Dennis Cote (dennis.cote_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-20 16:21:40

Michal Sliwka wrote:
>>>
>>>     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.
> 

I'm having exactly the same problem!

I'm trying to build boost for Borland BDS 2006, but otherwise I get the 
same crash (including the same two messages logged with the 
--debug-configuration option).

I downloaded both boost and jam from sourceforge today using links on 
the boost website. I have added the bcbboost patches for the BDS 2006 
compiler.

Has anyone found a solution to this problem?

TIA
Dennis Cote