Re: [Boost-users] Cannot build boost on MSVS8 per instructions

From: John Zulauf Yahoo (jzulauf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-06 10:37:25

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-
> bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David Abrahams
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:36 AM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Cannot build boost on MSVS8 per instructions
> 
> "John Zulauf Yahoo" <jzulauf_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > I am attempting to build and install boost_1_33_1 using the MSVS 8
> > instructions at
> >
> > http://www.boost.org/tools/build/v1/vc-8_0-tools.html
> 
> Those are not really instructions for building Boost.  Did you look at
> http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started.html?

Yes the VC 8 instructions are linked off the table at

http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started.html#Tools

> 
> > and the prebuilt  bjam boost-jam-3.1.13-1-ntx86.zip
> > <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost-jam-3.1.13-1-
> ntx86.zip?downl
> > oad>
> 
> You might try downloading or building the bjam executable that
> corresponds to the 1.33.1 release.  To build: open the Visual C++
> Command Prompt (in your programs menu), go to the boost\jam\src
> subdirectory of your Boost distribution, and type
> 
>   build

I'll try this.

> 
> What exactly does it say in this dialog?

It's the generic WinXP crash message

"bjam.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for
the inconvenience."

AppName: bjam.exe	 AppVer: 0.0.0.0	 ModName: bjam.exe
ModVer: 0.0.0.0	 Offset: 0001f2fa

The error report says that it was
        exception code 0xc00000d 
        flags 0
        record 0
        address 0x000000000041f2fa

Thanks in advance,

John