[Boost-build] failed to compile boost.system with msvc-7.1

From: Bruce Who (bruce.who.hk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-15 23:32:28

I downloaded boost1.35.0 and built it with following command:

bjam --toolset=msvc-7.1 --variant=release --threading=multi
--link=shared --with-system stage

and it failed to compile, error message is:

E:\software\development\boost_1_35_0\boost_1_35_0>bjam
--toolset=msvc-7.1 --variant=release --threading=multi --link=shared
--with-system stage
...found 72 targets...
...updating 6 targets...
compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\error_code.obj
error_code.cpp
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(477) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(495) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(2117) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'PVOID'

D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(2117) : error C2501: '_inline' :
missing storage-class or type specifiers

D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(2118) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'PVOID'

D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(2118) : error C2501: '_inline' :
missing storage-class or type specifiers

D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(2118) : error C2086: 'int
_inline' : redefinition
        D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(2117) : see declaration of
'_inline'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(7345) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(7354) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(7870) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(8646) : error C2133:
'_EVENTSFORLOGFILE::pEventLogRecords' : unknown size

D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinNT.h(8652) : error C2133:
'_PACKEDEVENTINFO::ulOffsets' : unknown size
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinBase.h(231) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinBase.h(525) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinGDI.h(1892) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinGDI.h(1898) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinGDI.h(1946) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinGDI.h(1952) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(88) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'QUERYHA
NDLER'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(91) : error C2143: syntax error
: missing ';' before '*'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(91) : error C2365:
'QUERYHANDLER' : redefinition; previous definition wa
s a 'function'
        D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(88) : see declaration of
'QUERYHANDLER'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(91) : error C2501:
'PQUERYHANDLER' : missing storage-class or type speci
fiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(94) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'pi_R0_1
val'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(94) : error C2501:
'provider_info::PQUERYHANDLER' : missing storage-clas
s or type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(94) : error C2501:
'provider_info::pi_R0_1val' : missing storage-class o
r type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(95) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'pi_R0_a
llvals'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(95) : error C2501:
'provider_info::PQUERYHANDLER' : missing storage-clas
s or type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(95) : error C2501:
'provider_info::pi_R0_allvals' : missing storage-clas
s or type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(96) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'pi_R3_1
val'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(96) : error C2501:
'provider_info::PQUERYHANDLER' : missing storage-clas
s or type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(96) : error C2501:
'provider_info::pi_R3_1val' : missing storage-class o
r type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(97) : error C2146: syntax error
: missing ';' before identifier 'pi_R3_a
llvals'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(97) : error C2501:
'provider_info::PQUERYHANDLER' : missing storage-clas
s or type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(97) : error C2501:
'provider_info::pi_R3_allvals' : missing storage-clas
s or type specifiers
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\MMSystem.h(1837) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\MMSystem.h(1841) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\MMSystem.h(1862) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\MMSystem.h(1866) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\RpcDce.h(1807) : warning C4224:
nonstandard extension used : formal parameter 'ex
ception' was previously defined as a type
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\ShellAPI.h(886) : error C2146: syntax
error : missing ';' before identifier 'Shel
lMessageBoxA'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\ShellAPI.h(886) : error C2377: '_cdecl' :
redefinition; typedef cannot be overloa
ded with any other symbol
        D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WinReg.h(88) : see declaration of
'_cdecl'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\ShellAPI.h(892) : error C2146: syntax
error : missing ';' before identifier 'Shel
lMessageBoxW'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\ShellAPI.h(892) : error C2086: 'int
_cdecl' : redefinition
        D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\ShellAPI.h(886) : see declaration of
'_cdecl'
d:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\RpcNdr.h(1017) : error C2133:
'_MIDL_FORMAT_STRING::Format' : unknown size
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WTypes.h(999) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WTypes.h(1026) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\WTypes.h(1039) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
d:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\OAIdl.h(484) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
d:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\OAIdl.h(486) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'
d:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\MsXml.h(595) : warning C4224: nonstandard
extension used : formal parameter 'DOMD
ocument' was previously defined as a type
d:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\MsXml.h(1213) : warning C4224:
nonstandard extension used : formal parameter 'DOM
Document' was previously defined as a type
D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\PlatformSDK\Include\PropIdl.h(371) : error C2467: illegal
declaration of anonymous 'struct'

    call "D:\program\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\bin\vcvars32.bat"  >nul
cl /Zm800 -nologo
@"bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\error_code.obj.rsp"

...failed compile-c-c++
bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\error_code.obj...
...skipped <pbin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35.dll
for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\r
elease\threading-multi>error_code.obj...
...skipped <pstage\lib>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35.dll for lack of
<pbin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35
.dll...
...skipped <pbin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35.lib
for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\r
elease\threading-multi>error_code.obj...
...skipped <pstage\lib>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35.lib for lack of
<pbin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35
.lib...
...skipped <pstage\lib>boost_system-vc71-mt.lib for lack of
<pstage\lib>boost_system-vc71-mt-1_35.lib...
...failed updating 1 target...
...skipped 5 targets...

I added the system\src\error_code.cpp to an empty project and can
compiled it with success. So I guess there must be something wrong
with the default compile options, but I donnot know how to fix it.
Could anybody help me out? Any help would be appreciated!