Re: [Boost-build] warn: Unable to construct ...

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] warn: Unable to construct ...
From: Börje Granberg (borje.granberg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-02 09:42:22

unpack and cd into lib2 and run bjam -n there and you will get:

warn: Unable to construct ../lib1/protofiles
...found 9 targets...
...updating 6 targets...
.
.
.

Why is this happening?

//Börje

2010/4/1 Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]>:
> Börje Granberg wrote:
>>
>> Can anyone help to debug why I get this error?
>>
>>
>> the project structure is something like the following.
>>   |-Jamroot
>>   |-lib1/
>>   |----Jamfile  ### declared thelib
>>   |----proto.jam
>>   |-lib2/
>>   |----Jamfile ### uses thelib
>>
>> ../lib1/thelib imports the proto.jam I proudly borrowed from this list
>> (http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2009/01/21219.php).
>> The error message occurs when I try to build lib2, which uses thelib
>> but not when I stand in the lib1 folder and run bjam.
>> Any ideas how to proceed?
>
> I think the best way is to provide me with a minimal project, as zip
> archive, reproducing this problem.
>
> - Volodya
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