Re: [Boost-build] Fwd: Error building Boost: "no best alternative for headers"

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Fwd: Error building Boost: "no best alternative for headers"
From: Ben Ernst (ben.ernst.optimatics_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-01-15 11:00:44

Interesting! Thank you Steven for that suggestion, that might have taken me
in the right direction. I couldn't work out how to fix the problem with my
git version 2.18.0. I have updated my git from 2.18.0 to version 2.20.1. I
can't fathom why that would make a difference, but I've started a clean
checkout and it's looking much better so far. I appreciate everyone's help,
thank you!

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 12:38 PM Steven Watanabe via Boost-build <
boost-build_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> AMDG
>
> On 1/14/19 6:26 PM, Ben Ernst via Boost-build wrote:
> > Here's the error I'm getting now from a perfectly *clean checkout*.
> > Unfortunately I get this *same *error trying to run "bjam --clean".
> >
> >
> > **********************************************************************
> > ** Visual Studio 2017 Developer Command Prompt v15.0
> > ** Copyright (c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation
> > **********************************************************************
> > [vcvarsall.bat] Environment initialized for: 'x64'
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/boost_install/.\boost-install-dirs.jam:15: in
> > boost-install-dirs.includedir
> > ERROR: rule "package.paths" unknown in module "boost-install-dirs".
>
> This error indicates that the the build submodule is not up-to-date.
>
> >
> C:/90cf73ea/libs/headers/build/../../../tools/boost_install\boost-install.jam:721:
> > in boost-install.install-cmake-config
> > libs\headers\build\Jamfile:87: in modules.load
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:375: in load-jamfile
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:64: in load
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:89: in load-used-projects
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:75: in load
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:145: in project.find
> > C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src\build-system.jam:618: in load
> > C:\90cf73ea\tools\build\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import
> > C:\90cf73ea\tools\build\src/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
> > C:\90cf73ea\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope
> >
>
> In Christ,
> Steven Watanabe
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