Re: [Boost-build] [build] error... configure-really

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [build] error... configure-really
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-24 02:27:03

On Sunday 24 May 2009 06:09:24 Andy Schweitzer wrote:
> Andy Schweitzer wrote:
> > Steven Watanabe wrote:
> >> AMDG
> >>
> >>
> >> How are you configuring msvc in user-config.jam?
> >> Do you have the Express edition of the compiler installed?  (if so, you
> >> need to use msvc-9.0express instead of msvc-9.0)
> >> I thought that this problem had been dealt with, but apparently not.
> >>
> >> In Christ,
> >> Steven Watanabe
> > 
> whoops forgot command line:
> 
> bjam --with-system toolset=msvc-8.0~wm5~stlport5.2 stdlib=stlport
> 
> or
> 
> bjam link=static --with-system toolset=msvc-8.0~wm5~slport5.2 stdlib=stlport
> 
> 
> 
> something very strange is going on here... the problem seems to "come 
> and go". I thought I had trashed env, but restarting the command prompt 
> didn't help... it seemed that rebooting the machine made it work once, 
> but then it came back... and now it's working again.

The same command in the same directory? The error basically means that:
1. Boost.Build could not find the compiler at the location you provided
2. It failed to report that politely.

The issue (2) is fixed in SVN HEAD, but I don't see what can cause (1) to
happen at random -- except a failing hard drive. Can you run with
--debug-configuration option and post the output?

- Volodya