Re: [Boost-build] error: Could not find parent for project at '../check/predef'

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] error: Could not find parent for project at '../check/predef'
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-08 19:07:06

AMDG

On 08/08/2018 03:07 AM, Laurent Thévenoux via Boost-build wrote:
> <snip>
> error: Could not find parent for project at '../check/predef'
> error: Did not find Jamfile.jam or Jamroot.jam in any parent directory.
> <snip>
> Here is the organization of my build dir:
> 
> /workspace/boost/
> ................/boost_1_67_0/        (boost srcs)
> ................/boost.build/         (b2 installation dir)
> ................/build/               (boost build dir)
> ................/project-config.jam   (redefine the 'using gcc' rule to use my own compiler)
> 
> 
> Do I need to configure a new toolset for my environment?
> 

This is a bug in Boost.Build.  You can work around it
by putting project-config.jam inside boost_1_67_0/.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe