[Boost-users] Re: Boost won't build [SOLVED]

From: Charles Polisher (cpolish_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-28 17:14:55

On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 01:27:48PM -0700, Charles Polisher wrote:
> 	Thanks for taking the time to help me poke
> 	at this vexing problem.
> 
> Rene Rivera wrote:
> > Charles Polisher wrote:
> > 
> > >$ pwd
> > >/BUILD_TREES/boost
> > >
> > >$ bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc"
> > >/usr/bin/locate/allyourbase.jam: Not a directory
> > >/usr/bin/locate/boost-base.jam: Not a directory
> > >/BUILD_TREES/boost/tools/build/v1/bootstrap.jam:22: in boost-build
> > >rule load-jamfiles unknown in module 
> > >/BUILD_TREES/boost/boost-build.jam:16: in module scope
> > 
> > Do you have BOOST_BUILD_PATH set to something?
> 
> 	I've tried:
> 
> 	$ export BOOST_BUILD_PATH=.
> 	$ bjam "-sTOOLS=gcc"
> 
> 	I also tried spelling the path out fully.
> 
> > What is the version of bjam? (bjam -v)
> 
> 	$ bjam -v
> 	Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.9. OS=LINUX.
> 
> > 
> > Are the allyourbase.jam and boost-base.jam files present? And where?
> 
> 	yes, in: /BUILD_TREES/boost/tools/build/v1/ 
> 
> 	Thanks again.

The environment variable LOCATE was defined as a shell
function. 

        $ unset LOCATE  

was all that was needed to get it built.