Re: [Boost-build] (no subject)

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] (no subject)
From: Alexander Sack (pisymbol_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-06 08:17:54

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:32 AM, vicente.botet <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to build from the sandbox a library I'm doing using for example
> the truck (SVN) release.
>
> My directory is
> ~
>     SVN
>         boost
>         libs
>         tools
>         ...
>     boost
>         sandbox
>             my_lib
>                 boost
>                     my_lib
>                 libs
>                     my_lib
>                         test
>
> When I build I get
>
> $ cd boost/sandbox/my_lib/libs/my_lib/test
>
> ~/boost/sandbox/my_lib/libs/my_lib/test
> $ bjam
> Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find build system.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> C:\cygwin\home\Vicente\boost\sandbox\boost-build.jam attempted to load the
> build
>  system by invoking
>
>    'boost-build C:\cygwin\home\Vicente\boost\sandbox/tools/build/v2 ;'
>
> but we were unable to find "bootstrap.jam" in the specified directory
> or in BOOST_BUILD_PATH (searching
> C:\cygwin\home\Vicente\boost\sandbox/tools/bui
> ld/v2, /home/Vicente/SVN).

Vincent, does this PATH exist?  I see your boost is under SVN not
boost/sandbox etc.

>
> Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'.
>
> $ ls  /home/Vicente/SVN/tools/build/v2/boots*
> /home/Vicente/SVN/tools/build/v2/bootstrap.jam

I may be off, but isn't the above PATH looking in the wrong place.

> $ env | grep BOOST
> BOOST_ROOT=/home/Vicente/SVN

Oh, have you tried setting your BOOST_BUILD_PATH instead?  I used to
use cygwin a lot and I know sometimes PATHs can be confusing at time
(better than crappy SFU).

-aps