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

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-21 08:02:19

"Christian Henning" <chhenning_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Alright I'm getting the same output. I haven't know that I need to set
> some environmental variables. So, back to my question how do I build
> the guid id lib? This is what I tried:
>
> shell> set BOOST_ROOT=C:\boost
> shell> set BOOST_BUILD_PATH=C:\boost\tools\build\v2
> shell> bjam --version
> Boost.Build V2 (Milestone 10)
> Boost.Jam 03.1.13

This is good; it's obviously using BBv2.

> shell> bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 --libdir=c:\boost\lib --with-guid stage

OK, -sTOOLS=... is  a BBv1-style option.  You need

    toolset=msvc

> C:/boost/tools/build/v1\testing.jam:12: in load
                       ^^

Whoops; it seems to have picked up a v1 jamfile.
I suggest 

  cd C:\boost\tools\build
  del /f/s/q v1

and then try the whole thing again.

> rule difference unknown in module testing.

The rest looks OK, in principle.

> C:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:259: in import
> C:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:723: in project._using
> C:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:748: in using
> project-root.jam:6: in modules.load
> C:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:306: in load-jamfile
> C:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:68: in load
> C:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:164: in project.find
> C:/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:136: in load
> C:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:259: in import
> C:\boost\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:153: in boost-build
> C:\boost\boost-build.jam:16: in module scope

> That obviously hasn't worked. Any ideas? Do you think I should get the
> latest source code tree, maybe?
>
> Thanks for you help,
> Christian

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Dave Abrahams
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