Re: [Boost-build] bis

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-19 23:47:27

on Fri Oct 19 2007, question boost <question.boost-AT-hotmail.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> the "/" was the solution (file user-config.jam). But the problem is not finished:
>  
> I follow the instructions here
>  
> http://www.boost.org/doc/html/bbv2/installation.html

Okay, it looks like you want the Boost.Build list at this point...

> At step 4. I run bjam and there is aparently no problem.
>  
> Then, like explained, I create a file named boost-build.jam in the
> directory
>  
> C:\Documents and Settings\src\boost (my root directory) with the single line
>  
> boost-build C:/Documents and Settings/src/boost;
                                                 ^
You need a space before the semicolon here-------^

> I 've finished to follow the instructions of the page, so I compile
> my program under Code Blocks again, and this time I get the message:
>  
> "boost/preprocessor/config/config.hpp" no such file or directory
>  
> ..... and several other lines of the same message with other files of the directory
> preprocessor.

... but isn't Code Blocks an IDE?  Why would you be following the
Boost.Build instructions in that case?

> My configuration is the following:
>  
> in the directory of the  source files of my program under Code Blocks there is the directory
> "boost" containing the following directories: "filesystem", "config", "iterator","range",
> "detail", "mpl", "preprocessor", "tools" and the file boost-build.jam.
>
> Where is my error?

Urrr... I'd guess your mistakes probably start with breaking up the
Boost distribution, unless you used bcp to do it.  Have you tried
walking through http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started yet?

>>
>>
>> on Wed Oct 17 2007, question boost <question.boost-AT-hotmail.fr> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > it seems the problem is at step 2. When I do:
>> >
>> > C:\Documents and Settings\src\boost\tools\build\v2> bjam --version
>> >
>> > I get the message:
>> > Mingwbing++ n'est pas reconnu en tant que command interne ou externe,un programme exécutable
>> > ou un fichier de commandes.
>> >
>> > Change the "\" by "/" is apparently not the solution.
>>
>> It certainly should work to use forward slashes in your
>> user-config.jam file. Did you try it? Did you forget to save the
>> file before running bjam again?
>>
>> --
>> Dave Abrahams
>> Boost Consulting
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