Re: [Boost-build] problems building on the trunk

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-21 23:45:22

Robert Ramey wrote:
> I recently started using the trunk for testing on my windows/XP system.
> 
> I updated my local directory to get in sync with the trunk.
> 
> When I build with msvc 7.1 or 9.0 things work as I expect.
> 
> When I build with gcc or with borland I get a messsage like the following:
> 
> $ bjam --toolset=borland >bjam.log
> spawn: No such file or directory
[...]
> What do I have to do to make these work?

That is usually an effect of a Windows "bug". It has limits on how long 
environment variables can be. Which means that if one has a long PATH 
environment variable it will run into errors launching programs. So the 
first thing to try is to shorten the PATH var.

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