Re: [Boost-build] project-root unknown

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] project-root unknown
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-23 07:04:27

On Friday, October 08, 2010 01:00:54 Phillip Seaver wrote:
>  Okay, that was a mistake on my part.  I put the unmodified distribution
> in a different directory to see if it would fix the original problem,
> which is that I'm getting this:
> 
> 1>..\..\..\..\progs\commander\build.jam:27: in modules.load
> 1>rule myinstall unknown in module
> Jamfile</c:/usr/apago/src/progs/commander>.
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:314: in load-jamfile
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:62: in project.load
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:765: in project.use
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:89: in
> load-used-projects
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:73: in load
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:115: in load-parent
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:463: in initialize
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:309: in load-jamfile
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:62: in load
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:115: in load-parent
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:463: in initialize
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:309: in load-jamfile
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:62: in load
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:115: in load-parent
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:463: in initialize
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:309: in load-jamfile
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:62: in load
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build/build\project.jam:168: in project.find
> 1>c:/usr/apago/src/misc/boost-build\build-system.jam:569: in load
> 1>c:\usr\apago\src\misc\boost-build/kernel\modules.jam:283: in import
> 1>c:\usr\apago\src\misc\boost-build\kernel\bootstrap.jam:142: in
> boost-build 1>c:\usr\apago\src\boost-build.jam:1: in module scope
> 
> I define the "myinstall" rule in my Jamroot.jam file.  I'm at a bit of a
> loss why this would stop working.  I guess it could be something
> unrelated.  Any advice would be welcome.

Is this still a problem, and reproduces with the nightly build version (or 
1.44). If so, can you mail me a minimal example that reproduces it?

Thanks,

-- 
Vladimir Prus
http://vladimir_prus.blogspot.com
Boost.Build: http://boost.org/boost-build2