Re: [Boost-build] Target alternatives problem

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Target alternatives problem
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-19 19:44:20

AMDG

Ian Emmons wrote:
> I have a pre-built library that I am trying to declare in 
> site-config.jam, but I am having problems.  The <search> feature for 
> the library varies depending on the toolset, so I am using target 
> alternatives for the declaration.  The three target alternatives are 
> shown below.
>
> My jam file has a lib target with "/site-config//BerkeleyDB" in its 
> list of sources.  When I build it with the command line "bjam 
> toolset=msvc-9.0 address-model=64 variant=debug", I get the following 
> output:
>
>    error: No best alternative for /BerkeleyDB
>        next alternative: required properties: <toolset>msvc-9.0
>            not matched
>        next alternative: required properties: <toolset>msvc-8.0
>            not matched
>        next alternative: required properties: <toolset>msvc-7.1
>            not matched
>    ...found 192 targets...
>    ...updating 44 targets...
>
> Why doesn't boost.build find a match?  Is it significant that my lib 
> target specifies "/site-config//BerkeleyDB", but the error message 
> complains about just "/BerkeleyDB"?  I am using bjam 03.1.17 and the 
> version of boost.build that comes with Boost libraries 1.37.0.  My 
> user-config.jam is also shown below.  Any help you might have is 
> greatly appreciated.

Subfeatures are not currently expanded properly in target requirements.
Try <toolset>msvc <toolset-msvc:version>9.0

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe