[Boost-users] Newbie help in compiling boost

From: Murali Krishnan Ganapathy (gmkrishn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-16 12:00:40

Platform: Windows XP
Compiler: VC7 (Visual Studio .NET)
Shell: Cmd.exe
BJAM: Prebuilt version 3.1.10-1-ntx86 from sourceforge
Boost Version: 1.31.0

On the prompt:
* set PYTHON_ROOT=C:\Python23
* set PYTHON_VERSION=2.3
* C:\Program Files\...\VC7\bin\VCVARS32.BAT (execute this)
* bjam "-sTOOLS=vc7" install

I get a whole lot of lines of the form
...skipped XXX for lack of YYY...
and finally get

...failed updating 2 targets
...skipped 3077 targets

Any pointers on what I am doing wrong.

On the prompt I am able to run "cl, link, nmake" without any problems 
(i.e. path is set correctly by vcvars32.bat).

- Murali