Re: [Boost-users] [Boost-build]/[bjam] Problem compiling CVS bjam from sources

From: D Garvey (lists.drrngrvy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-28 19:49:12

Hi Vladimir, thanks for the help.

On 1/27/07, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> > The output from the compilation is below (it seems to work, even with
> the
> > lists of warnings):
> >
> > root_at_hallah:/usr/local/src/boost/tools/jam# cd src | sh ./build_dist.sh
> >> ../../../Jamfile.v2:335: in load-aux
> >> rule path.glob-tree unknown in module Jamfile</usr/local/src/boost>.
>
> I don't get those errors. Do you have up-to-date tree? Is this CVS HEAD
> or RC_1_34_0? Do you have any other version of Boost.Build? Like a
> version installed from Ubuntu package somewhere in /usr/share/boost-build?
> You mention you get the same message when building other boost libraries,
> can you add
>
>         --debug-configuration
>
> to bjam options when building any library and send the output?

It turns out the version of boost-build in /usr/share was causing the
problems.  I didn't find any information anywhere that I'd have to remove
that folder; is that something worth noting in the docs, or am I the only
one to have this trouble?

Thanks for the help,

Darren Garvey