Re: [Boost-testing] [build] Re: regression tests broken on Trunk + Windows?

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] [build] Re: regression tests broken on Trunk + Windows?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-26 09:20:33

Barend Gehrels wrote:

> Hi Volodya,
> 
> Thanks for your quick answer.
> 
>> This means your bjam is slightly too old.
>>
> 
> It is 3.1.18.
> 
> I just looked here:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-jam/
> 
> and downloaded 3.1.18-1 but it appears that that is exactly the same
> version. At least, it didn't solve the problem.
> 
> 
>>
>>>
>>> and this message on Linux:
>>>
>>>
>> And this means your bjam is seriously too old.
> 
> Right, that one comes (I think) with my Linux Mint and is indeed
> versioned 3.1.16
> 
> apt-get says: "bjam is already the newest version"

Both of above are indeed too old. In fact, any package that claims to be 'bjam'
is too old -- bjam no longer exists, it's just an executable part of Boost.Build,
and no longer released separately.

> So I have to compile bjam myself this time. There was never a need for
> this before. But no problem. Where is bjam in the tree, or in another SVN?

In in tools/build/v2/engine of Boost SVN.

- Volodya

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