bjam and windows command line problem.

From: Fernando Cacciola (yg-boost-users_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-18 13:31:53

Hi,

I'm having a hard time trying to use bjam to build boost 1.29.0.
I have Win98 in Spanish, and  I use Borland C++ Builder 5.0 (its bcc32.exe
corresponds to is BCC5.5.1)

I have boost 1.29.0 installed at: "C:\Libraries\boost\Repository\boost"

I've downloaded bjam for Microsoft Windows:

>bjam -v
Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.0. OS=NT.    Copyright 1993-2002 Christopher Seiwald
and Perforce Software, Inc.
   Copyright 2001 David Turner.
   Copyright 2001-2002 David Abrahams.

I've temporarily modified the root 'jamfile' so that it builds only the Test
library.

and I've done:

subst d: "c:\archivos de programa\borland\cbuilder5"
set BCCROOT=d:

(you'll see why in a moment)

If I try:

c:\>cd  C:\Libraries\boost\Repository\boost"

C:\Libraries\boost\Repository\boost> bjam -sTOOLS=borland

I receive messages of the form:

borland-C++-action
libs\test\build\bin\libpem.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-static\threading-s
ingle\execution_monitor.obj
"d:\bin\bcc32"  -j5 -q -c -P -w -Ve -Vx -a8   -v -Od -vi- -tWC -WM-  -w-8001
  -I"libs\test\build"   -I"C:\Libraries\boost\Repository\boost" -I"d:\includ
e"  -o"libs\test\build\bin\libpem.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-static\thre
ading-single\execution_moni
Error E2266: No file names given
tor.obj"  "libs\test\build\../src\execution_monitor.cpp"
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\JAMTMP00.BAT [2]  Unknown command "TOR.OBJ"
"LIBS\TEST\BUILD\.."

"d:\bin\bcc32"  -j5 -q -c -P -w -Ve -Vx -a8   -v -Od -vi- -tWC -WM-  -w-8001
  -I"libs\test\build"   -I"C:\Libraries\boost\Repository\boost" -I"d:\includ
e"  -o"libs\test\build\bin\libpem.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-static\thre
ading-single\execution_monitor.obj"
"libs\test\build\../src\execution_monitor.cpp"

...failed borland-C++-action
libs\test\build\bin\libpem.lib\borland\debug\runtime-link-static\threading-s
ingle\execution_monitor.obj...

If I'm interpreting this output correctly, the problem is that the command
line feed to bcc32 exceeds 256 characters.

What can be done about this?
Is there a way for 'borland-tools.jam' to put the bcc32 parameters in a tmp
response file and use: bcc32.exe @tmprsp.rsp?

Any help will be appreciated.

TIA,

--
Fernando Cacciola