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Subject: [Boost-build] Cannot install nightly snapshot
From: Ivan Tkatchev (itkachev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-20 04:26:38


Downloading the nightly .tar.bz2 and following the instructions gives me this
error:

$ ./b2 install --prefix=/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build-install

/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:565: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:519: in initialize
/usr/share/boost-build/build-system.jam:115: in load
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/modules.jam:289: in import
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/boost-build.jam:8: in module scope
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:567: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:519: in initialize
/usr/share/boost-build/build-system.jam:115: in load
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/modules.jam:289: in import
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/boost-build.jam:8: in module scope
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:569: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:519: in initialize
/usr/share/boost-build/build-system.jam:115: in load
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/modules.jam:289: in import
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/boost-build.jam:8: in module scope
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:571: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:519: in initialize
/usr/share/boost-build/build-system.jam:115: in load
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/modules.jam:289: in import
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/boost-build.jam:8: in module scope
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:573: in inherit-attributes
warning: rulename $(pattributes).get expands to empty string
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/build/project.jam:519: in initialize
/usr/share/boost-build/build-system.jam:115: in load
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/modules.jam:289: in import
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
/home/itkachev/tmp/boost-build/boost-build.jam:8: in module scope
error: Project target requested but not yet assigned for module 'test-config'.

Thank you.


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