Re: [Boost-build] bjam failure on trunk

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] bjam failure on trunk
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-27 09:32:55

On Wednesday, April 27, 2011 16:58:12 Edward Diener wrote:
> On 4/27/2011 1:47 AM, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > On Monday, April 25, 2011 01:29:21 Edward Diener wrote:
> >> On 4/24/2011 3:30 PM, Edward Diener wrote:
> >>> Attempting to run bjam on the trunk, after running bootstrap,bat from
> >>> the main directory, gives:
> >>> 
> >>> C:/Programming/VersionControl/boost/tools/build/v2/build\toolset.jam:38
> >>> : in toolset.using
> >>> rule auto-index.init unknown in module toolset.
> >>> C:/Programming/VersionControl/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:88
> >>> 8: in using
> >>> C:\Users\eldiener\user-config.jam:99: in modules.load
> >>> C:/Programming/VersionControl/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:257
> >>> : in load-config
> >>> C:/Programming/VersionControl/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:399
> >>> : in load-configuration-files
> >>> C:/Programming/VersionControl/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:555
> >>> : in load
> >>> C:\Programming\VersionControl\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:2
> >>> 83
> >>> 
> >>> : in import
> >>> 
> >>> C:\Programming\VersionControl\boost\tools\build\v2\kernel\bootstrap.jam
> >>> :1 42: in boost-build
> >>> C:\Programming\VersionControl\sandbox\boost-build.jam:67: in module
> >>> scope
> >>> 
> >>> Running tests against the trunk is dead. Please fix.
> >> 
> >> When I removed my 'using auto-index' lines from user-config.jam, the
> >> build worked again.
> > 
> > FAOD, does it mean the problem should be considered resolved?
> 
> No, unless auto-index is a part of the latest trunk instead of being a
> separate sandbox library. I have no idea why having an auto-index in
> user-config.jam keeps the latest Boost Build from working but removing
> the lines from my user-config.jam fixes it.

Because 'using xxx' requires that xxx.init exists, and auto-index.init does
not exist. I actually have no idea what is auto-index.jam, who wrote it,
and how it's supposed to used. Anybody can comment?

- Volodya

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