Re: [Boost-build] Problem in compilation on RHEL 5

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Problem in compilation on RHEL 5
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-06 12:24:37

On Saturday 02 January 2010 21:08:30 Hemanta Pathak wrote:

> I am trying to build boost 1.3.2 on RHEL 5.

I assume it's actually boost 1.32. I am afraid this is essentially not
supported any longer.

> 
> In fact I had successfully compiled the same earlier.
> 
> Recently when I was trying to build the same boost library again in a
> new location which I had build successfully earlier and I encountered
> some weird problem. During compilation it threw up some errors like
> 
> mkdir: cannot create directory
> `../../boost/builddir/bin/boost/libs/test/build/libboost_prg_exec_monitor.so/gcc':
> File exists
> 
>    mkdir "../../boost/builddir/bin/boost/libs/test/build/libboost_prg_exec_monitor.so/gcc"

I think if you use the same sources and run the same build command, it's unlikely
that something will start to break. I suggest you try to replicate the build
procedure you had working -- including using the same version of Boost.Build
and Boost.Jam, making sure that "bjam" is indeed the "old" version, etc.

- Volodya