Re: [Boost-build] configuring b2 via appveyor

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] configuring b2 via appveyor
From: Stefan Seefeld (stefan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-12-06 16:04:16

On 06.12.2017 10:54, Christian Henning wrote:
>
>     Hmm, so I replaced `%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\user-config.jam` with
>     just `config.jam`, and got the exact same error "the system cannot
>     find the file specified". Not very helpfull... :-(
>
>     (https://ci.appveyor.com/project/stefanseefeld/gil/build/1.0.110-develop/job/i2adtwjlddoq62m0
>     <https://ci.appveyor.com/project/stefanseefeld/gil/build/1.0.110-develop/job/i2adtwjlddoq62m0>)
>
>
> Is it correct to think that this has nothing to do with boost and is
> just a Windows/appveyor issue?

So it seems. So far I haven't even be able to reproduce the error in my
local Windows VM. And not being a regular Windows user (and much less
developer), I feel like I'm totally in the dark.

> If so, Stefan, can you create a script that only does the part causing
> the error. I like to take this to stackoverflow

I have reduced the .appveyor.yml script to this:
https://github.com/boostorg/gil/blob/bug/.appveyor.yml, which still
yields the error:
https://ci.appveyor.com/project/stefanseefeld/gil/build/job/fq00n0ubk2gf0qjb

Stefan

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