[Boost-users] [boost] 1.33.1 [regex] compile with vc2005 express: fatal error C1071

From: Huifeng Shen (useradd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-18 00:26:36

I download vc2005 express and install Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows 
Server 2003 SP1.
I use Set Win Svr 2003 32-bit Build Env (Retail) to set the right platform 
environment and use the script below(vc2005 express and sdk are installed on 
the default directory)

set BOOST_ROOT=c:\opt\boost
set PYTHON_ROOT=c:\python
set PYTHON_VERSION=2.4
call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat"
@set BZIP2_SOURCE=c:\opt\bzip2
@set ZLIB_SOURCE=c:\opt\zlib
@set TOOLS=vc-8_0
bjam "-sBUILD=debug release <runtime-link>static/dynamic 
<threading>multi" --with-regex stage >log.txt 2>err.txt

I got the error below
==============================
vc-C++ 
bin\boost\libs\regex\build\boost_regex.dll\vc-8_0\debug\threading-multi\regex_traits_defaults.obj
regex_traits_defaults.cpp
C:\opt\boost\libs\regex\build\../src/regex_traits_defaults.cpp : warning 
C4819: The file contains a character that cannot be represented in the 
current code page (936). Save the file in Unicode format to prevent data 
loss
C:\opt\boost\libs\regex\build\../src/regex_traits_defaults.cpp(668) : 
warning C4819: The file contains a character that cannot be represented in 
the current code page (936). Save the file in Unicode format to prevent data 
loss
C:\opt\boost\libs\regex\build\../src/regex_traits_defaults.cpp(690) : fatal 
error C1071: unexpected end of file found in comment

    CALL "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
8\Common7\Tools\..\..\VC\bin\vcvars32.BAT" >nul
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
8\Common7\Tools\..\..\VC\bin\cl"  /Zm800 -nologo 
EHsc -c  -DBOOST_REGEX_CONFIG_INFO=1 -DBOOST_REGEX_DYN_LINK=1  /Z7 /Od /Ob0 
/EHsc /GR /MDd  /Zc:forScope 
c:wchar_t  -I"bin\boost\libs\regex\build"   -I"C:\opt\boost"   -Fo"bin\boost\libs\regex\build\boost_regex.dll\vc-8_0\debug\threading-multi\regex_traits_defaults.obj" 
  -Tp"C:\opt\boost\libs\regex\build\../src/regex_traits_defaults.cpp"
==============================

I find the description of fatal error C1071 in MSDN
==============================
unexpected end of file found in comment
The compiler reached the end of the file while scanning a comment.
Possible causes
Missing comment terminator (*/).
Missing newline character after a comment on the last line of a source file.
The following sample generates C1071:
// C1071.cpp
int main() {
}

/* this comment is fine */
/* forgot the closing tag        // C1071
==============================

But regex can be compiled with vc7.1, I want to know if it is the vc8 
express's fatal. Since I do not own a copy of VC8, I have not tried to 
compile boost 1.33.1 on it.