Re: [Boost-build] [boost-build] Problem using Boost.Build to configure & install multiple cross-compile targets

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-10 01:03:41

On Thursday 05 June 2008 19:51:55 Daniel Hinz wrote:
> We build the same code base for a number of platforms. As I attempt to make and install some of the boost libraries I issue the following configure command:
> 
> ./configure --prefix=/mnt/myb2/work/proj/nc/uk/software \ 
>     --with-toolset=powerpc-wrs-linux-gnu-e500v2-glibc_std-gcc \ 
>     --with-libraries=thread,serialize \
>     --with-bjam=/home/dhinz/bin/bjam
> 
> Of course build complains that it can't find a jam file for that toolset. Since it really is gcc, I naively copy gcc.jam over and do a global search and replace inserting the name of my compiler.
> 
> Build now starts to run but reports the following error (some traceback elided):
> 
> /home/dhinz/bin/bjam  --user-config=user-config.jam --with-thread --with-serialize
> /mnt/myb2/work/proj/nc/uk/boost-ppc/boost_1_35_0/tools/build/v2/build/feature.jam:443: in validate-value-string from module feature
> error: "powerpc" is not a known value of feature <toolset>
> error: legal values: "powerpc-wrs-linux-gnu-e500v2-glibc_std-gcc"
> /mnt/myb2/work/proj/nc/uk/boost-ppc/boost_1_35_0/tools/build/v2/build/feature.jam:472: in subvalue-var from module feature
> 
> I've been reading the large volume of documentation knowing full well that the answer is in there somewhere but am not making progress. I have half a dozen more toolsets to add and as always less time than I need to do it.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a path to narrow my search for a solution?

Boost.Build V2 does not require you to copy gcc.jam to anything else. Instead, put this in
your user-config.jam:

        using gcc : wrs : /whatever/bin/powerpc-wrs-linux-gnu-e500v2-glibc_std-g++ ;

and then usee

        toolset=gcc-wrs

on bjam command line. 

- Volodya