Re: [Boost-users] Is anyone going to tell me the way to set the WINDOWS variables for BOOST?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-05 12:55:15

on Mon Nov 05 2007, question boost <question.boost-AT-hotmail.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> in order to build boost I do:
>
> cd BOOST_ROOT/tools/jam/src then ,
>
> bjam --toolset mingw stage
>
> and I get the following error:
>
> argument error
> rule boost-build (dir?)
> called with: (C:/Documents and settings/src/boost/tools/build/v2)
> extra argument and

The problem is in your boost-build.jam file, which probably says something
like:

  boost-build C:/Documents and settings/src/boost/tools/build/v2 ;

Those spaces make the path into three arguments. Try changing it to:

  boost-build "C:/Documents and settings/src/boost/tools/build/v2" ;

HTH,

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com