Re: [Boost-build] [temporary patch] Re: Problem with Boost Build/Jam recognizing different paths to the same entity as separate targets.

From: Jurko Gospodnetiæ (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-07 05:01:31

   Hi Eric.

> But alas it is causing my windows builds to fail. From the Vista command 
> prompt with a native win32 bjam, I get this when trying to run the 
> foreach tests:
> 
> ...updating 200 targets...
> MkDir1-quick-fix-for-unix ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\foreach
> MkDir1-quick-fix-for-unix ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\foreach\test
> A subdirectory or file -p already exists.
> Error occurred while processing: -p.
> 
>     mkdir -p "..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\foreach\test"
> 
> ...failed MkDir1-quick-fix-for-unix ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\foreach\test...
> 
> Looks like the patch thinks I'm on a unix system.

   Reproduced. Will look at it now and post an updated patch.

   Nice catch.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetiæ