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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-12 09:32:25


"Janos Vegh" <vegh.janos_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to use bjam, through building a 'hello' project.
> However, I receive the following:
>
> $ bjam
> Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find build system.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> C:\cygwin\home\Veghj\projects\hello\boost-build.jam attempted to load
> the build
> system by invoking
>
> 'boost-build /cygdrive/c/veghj/projects/boost_1_33_1/tools/build/v2
> ;'
>
> but we were unable to find "bootstrap.jam" in the specified directory
> or in BOOST_BUILD_PATH (searching
> /cygdrive/c/veghj/projects/boost_1_33_1/tools/
> build/v2).
>
> Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'.
>
> At the same time, the requested file is apparently there:
>
> $ ls /cygdrive/c/veghj/projects/boost_1_33_1/tools/build/v2
> boost-build.jam example release_procedure.txt
> boost.css generators_prototype.py roll.sh
> bootstrap.jam hacking.txt site-config.jam
> build index.html test
> build-system.jam kernel tools
> changes.txt nightly.sh user-config.jam
> debian notes util
> doc options
>
> What do I wrong?

You're running an NT build of bjam. If you want to run it under
cygwin, you need a Cygwin build of bjam.

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

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