Re: [Boost-build] Build not finding include files from Boost_root

From: Ilya Sokolov (fal_delivery_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-19 07:15:46

Paul A Bristow wrote:
> I am being driven demented by Boost_build - yet again :-((
> 
> *Please* can someone suggest what I am doing wrong.
> 
> No files #include <...> are being found, for example see below.
> 
> Cannot open include file: 'boost/test/included/test_exec_monitor.hpp': No such file or directory
> 
> (The project builds fine with MSVC IDE, so the file does exist).
> 
> This suggests that the BOOST_ROOT (= I:\boost_1_34_0 for me) path is not being found?
> 
> I have added 
> 
>  <include>$(BOOST_ROOT) to the jamfile.v2
> 
> project
>     : requirements
>       <include>../../..
>       <include>$(BOOST_ROOT) 
>    ;
> 
> run test_color_persistance.cpp ;
> 
> And finally the include files enclosed in <> s are found.
> 
> Why do I need to do this?
> What should I do to avoid it?

See this faq entry:
http://www.boost.org/doc/html/bbv2/faq.html#bbv2.faq.envar