Re: [Boost-build] error: No best alternative for ./fixed_point

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] error: No best alternative for ./fixed_point
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-03-09 14:05:09

On 09/03/2015 17:51, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> I'm trying to repeat what I have done several times before, but get inscrutable errors from bjam.
>
> I have created a new (normal file structure) sub-module library fixed_point at
> I:\modular-boost\libs\fixed_point
>
> and run b2 in /example successfully.
>
> But when I try to run Quickbook in is /doc folder below, I get a slew of errors (below).
>
> Other libraries I have tried seem to build the Quickbook docs OK.
>
> Suggestions as to what I am doing wrong - please ?

You have:

  xml fixed_point : something ;

twice
~~~~

John.

> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
> PS My Quickbook file is (now) reduced to skeletal.
>
> my jamfile similarly down to
>
> import quickbook
>
> using quickbook ;
> using boostbook ;
>
> xml fixed_point
>    :
>      fixed_point.qbk   ;
>
> xml fixed_point : fixed_point.qbk ;
>
> boostbook standalone
>      :
>          fixed_point
>      :
>          <format>html:<xsl:param>boost.root=../../../..
>     ;
>
> I:\modular-boost\libs\fixed_point\doc>b2
>
> using.jam: No such file or directory
> error: No best alternative for ./fixed_point
>      next alternative: required properties: (empty)
>          matched
>      next alternative: required properties: (empty)
>          matched
> Performing configuration checks
>
>      - symlinks supported       : yes (cached)
> error: No best alternative for ./fixed_point
>      next alternative: required properties: (empty)
>          matched
>      next alternative: required properties: (empty)
>          matched
> I:/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\generators.jam:994: in try-one-generator-really
> *** argument error
> * rule class_at_generator.run ( project name ? : property-set : sources + )
> * called with: ( object(project-target)@2025 : object(property-set)@2990 :  )
> * missing argument sources
> I:/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\generators.jam:365:see definition of rule 'class_at_[hidden]
> n' being called
> I:/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\generators.jam:1056: in try-one-generator
>
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> Paul A. Bristow
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