Re: [Boost-build] bjam failure on trunk

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] bjam failure on trunk
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-27 10:05:22

On 4/27/2011 9:32 AM, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> 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?

I think auto-index is John Maddock's work. Should I post this topic on 
the developer's forum to try to get his attention ?