Re: [Boost-build] Unable to find file or target error

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Unable to find file or target error
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-15 11:02:27

AMDG

Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> I am getting
>
> error: Unable to find file or target named
> error:     '/re/gl//gl_lidar_simulator'
> error: referred from project at
> error:     '.'
>
> I understand the error, but I don't understand why I'm getting it. In
> my project tree, I do have /re/gl and it does have a
> gl_lidar_simulator target. Also, I have an identical situation
> elsewhere in the project tree: /re/maya//whatever, and it works fine.
>   

How is re/gl defined?  If you just have
project /re/gl ; in its Jamfile, then it won't
be found unless the Jamfile is loaded.

Does it help if you have:

use-project /re/gl : path/to/directory ;

> How does bjam reach the conclusion that it can't find a target? Is
> there a debug option I can use to trace what's going on?
>   

--debug-building

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe