Re: [Boost-users] How to build guid lib?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-21 07:58:45

Andy <atompkins_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "Christian Henning" <chhenning_at_[hidden]> wrote in 
> news:949801310702191703n7df5e1dat38ad33d43cbb538b_at_[hidden]:
>
>> Hi Andy, sorry but there is no --version option. When executing bjam
>> -help there is no version number either. But I have downloaded the
>> latest version of bjam. I think it was version 3.1.x and it still
>> doesn't work. How is it suppose to work?
>> 
>
> <snip>
>
> On my computer running:
> D:\> set BOOST_ROOT=D:\libraries\boost_1_33_1
> D:\> set BOOST_BUILD_PATH=D:\libraries\boost_1_33_1\tools\build\v2
> D:\>bjam -v
> Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.13. OS=NT.
>    Copyright 1993-2002 Christopher Seiwald and Perforce Software, Inc.
>    Copyright 2001 David Turner.
>    Copyright 2001-2004 David Abrahams.
>    Copyright 2002-2005 Rene Rivera.
>    Copyright 2003-2005 Vladimir Prus.

It isn't the version of bjam that matters, so much...

> D:\>bjam --version
> Boost.Build V2 (Milestone 10)
> Boost.Jam 03.1.13

That's what matters.

> Note: Version 1 of bjam does not have a --version option, only version 2

It isn't part of bjam but of Boost.Build, which is a collection of
.jam files.

If Christian is trying this atop a boost-1.33.1 installation, he
should type

    bjam --v2 --version

and then, in $BOOST_ROOT/libs/guid/build,

    bjam --v2

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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