Re: [Boost-build] Mismatched versions of Boost.Build engine and core

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Mismatched versions of Boost.Build engine and core
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir.prus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-08-10 15:21:20

On 10-Aug-16 7:56 PM, Alex Durie wrote:
>
> alex_at_alex-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z500
> /usr/include/boost_1_61_0/libs/python/example/tutorial $ sudo bjam
>
> and I am still getting the error ERROR: rule "READLINK" unknown in
> module "link"
> I have attached the terminal output of this as well in case it's instructive

Alex,

the above invocation appears to use bjam that you have installed in your 
system, and is rather old. I would suggest you use b2 that you've build 
from source, which is probably located at

        /usr/include/boost_16_0/b2

It's not important for your problem, but in general, I would suggest 
that you

- avoid putting boost sources in /usr/include - that directory is 
normally managed by package system of your OS
- don't run build process with "sudo"

The way you do it now makes it easy to accidentally do something 
undesirable to system directory.

HTH,
Volodya