Re: [Boost-build] Fwd: [C++-sig] bjam invocation error "rule copyright unknown in module man"

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Fwd: [C++-sig] bjam invocation error "rule copyright unknown in module man"
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-02-03 02:12:32

AMDG

On 2/2/19 7:03 PM, Larry Evans via Boost-build wrote:
> On 2/2/19 7:52 PM, Steven Watanabe via Boost-build wrote:
>> On 2/2/19 6:42 PM, Larry Evans via Boost-build wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>> So, I'd guess I'm using an old b2; however, I just did the install as
>>> instructed here:
>>>
>>> https://boostorg.github.io/build/manual/develop/index.html#bbv2.installation
>>>
>>> and provided a symlink to the b2 executable:
>>>
>>> evansl_at_lje-DL:~/bin$ ln -s
>>> /home/evansl/prog_dev/boost/releases/ro/boost_1_69_0/tools/build/bin/bin/b2
>>>

bin/bin looks a little odd.  Are you sure that's right?

>>>
>>> <snip>
> After more investigating, I see in scan.c, that there is
> code to actually skip the block comment, but if so, then why
> is the b2 *not* skipping the block comments in types/xml.jam and
> types/sass-type.xml
> 
> There must be some minor mistake I'm making but it's not obvious yet :(
> 

Did you verify that you are actually using the newly built b2?

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe