[Boost-build] Bootstrap.bat fails Win7 vc11 boost 1.55

Subject: [Boost-build] Bootstrap.bat fails Win7 vc11 boost 1.55
From: John Reeder (jreeder_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-26 22:28:56

I'm trying to run bootstrap so that I can build the boost libraries. I've
tried with both msvc and mingw. In both cases I get an error saying it
can't create the bin.ntx86 folder. I initially tried this from my home
directory which has spaces in the path, but I get the same error if I move
the boost directory to the root of the drive.

I've compiled boost on other computers many times so I'm sure there is
something wrong with the configuration of the computer, but I don't know
where to look to find the problem. Is there a way to get more verbose
output from the bootstrap process so I can track down the problem? I've
copied my bootstrap.log below. I've tried this with 1.55 and 1.54

###
### Using 'vc11' toolset.
###

C:\Users\My Name\Code\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2\engine>if exist bootstrap
rd /S /Q bootstrap

C:\Users\My Name\Code\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2\engine>md bootstrap

C:\Users\My Name\Code\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2\engine>cl /nologo /RTC1
/Zi /MTd /Fobootstrap/ /Fdbootstrap/ -DNT -DYYDEBUG -wd4996 kernel32.lib
advapi32.lib user32.lib /Febootstrap\jam0  command.c compile.c constants.c
debug.c execcmd.c execnt.c filent.c frames.c function.c glob.c hash.c
hdrmacro.c headers.c jam.c jambase.c jamgram.c lists.c make.c make1.c
object.c option.c output.c parse.c pathnt.c pathsys.c regexp.c rules.c
scan.c search.c subst.c timestamp.c variable.c modules.c strings.c
filesys.c builtins.c md5.c class.c cwd.c w32_getreg.c native.c
modules/set.c modules/path.c modules/regex.c modules/property-set.c
modules/sequence.c modules/order.c
command.c
compile.c
constants.c
debug.c
execcmd.c
execnt.c
filent.c
frames.c
function.c
glob.c
hash.c
hdrmacro.c
headers.c
jam.c
jambase.c
jamgram.c
lists.c
make.c
make1.c
object.c
Generating Code...
Compiling...
option.c
output.c
parse.c
pathnt.c
pathsys.c
regexp.c
rules.c
scan.c
search.c
subst.c
timestamp.c
variable.c
modules.c
strings.c
filesys.c
builtins.c
md5.c
class.c
cwd.c
w32_getreg.c
Generating Code...
Compiling...
native.c
set.c
path.c
regex.c
property-set.c
sequence.c
order.c
Generating Code...

C:\Users\My Name\Code\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2\engine>.\bootstrap\jam0
-f build.jam --toolset=vc11 "--toolset-root=C:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\Tools\..\..\VC\ "  clean
...found 1 target...
...updating 1 target...
...updated 1 target...

C:\Users\My Name\Code\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2\engine>.\bootstrap\jam0
-f build.jam --toolset=vc11 "--toolset-root=C:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\Tools\..\..\VC\ "
...found 159 targets...
...updating 3 targets...
[MKDIR] bin.ntx86
'C:\Users\My' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

    md "bin.ntx86"

...failed [MKDIR] bin.ntx86...
...skipped b2.exe for lack of bin.ntx86...
...skipped bjam.exe for lack of b2.exe...
...failed updating 1 target...
...skipped 2 targets...