Re: First Boost installation under Windows and Borland

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-25 21:30:10

Matías Nicolás Bossa <kiske_delsir_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I'm a new Boost user and I need to install it (v.
> 1.30.0) under Windows 2000, with Borland C++ Builder
> 6. I've succeed in correctly installing and using it
> under linux, but I couldn't install it under Windows.
>
> I downloaded and unpacked boost_1_30_0.zip. I set the
> following variables:
>
> BOOST_ROOT=d:\proyect\boost_1_30_0
> TOOLS=borland
> BCCROOT=c:\archiv~1\borland\cbuilder6
> PYTHON_ROOT=c:\win\python
>
> I compiled bjam.exe by running
> tools\build\jam_scr\build.bat, and put it somewhere in
> the path. (but I also tried downloading a precompiled
> version)
>
> I run bjam from the boost_1_30_0 directory and the
> following message appeared:
>
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>
> ...found 5339 targets...
> ...updating 573 targets...
> borland-C++-action
> libs\python\build\bin\boost_python.dll\borland\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\numeric.obj
> libs\python\build\../src\numeric.cpp:
> Error E2401
> D:\project\boost_1_30_0\boost/python/object/inheritance.hpp
> 69: Invalid template argument list
> Error E2040
> D:\project\boost_1_30_0\boost/python/object/inheritance.hpp
> 69: Declaration terminated incorrectly
> Error E2231
> D:\project\boost_1_30_0\boost/python/object/inheritance.hpp
> 130: Member cast_generator<Source,Target>::is_upcast
> cannot be used without an object
> Error E2401
> D:\project\boost_1_30_0\boost/python/object/inheritance.hpp
> 131: Invalid template argument list
> Error E2040
> D:\project\boost_1_30_0\boost/python/object/inheritance.hpp
> 132: Declaration terminated incorrectly
> Error E2228
> D:\project\boost_1_30_0\boost/python/object/inheritance.hpp
> 132: Too many error or warning messages
> *** 6 errors in Compile ***

Boost.Python is not compatible with Broken^H^H^H^H^Horland C++.

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>
> For the moment I just need ublas and random libraries,

Then I think you can just ignore those errors.

>
-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com