[Boost-users] Cygwin compilation problem

From: Kent Holsinger (kent_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-22 16:22:18

I've used various earlier versions of Boost with Cygwin in the past, and 
I am finally getting around to trying version 1.34.1. Unfortunately, I 
can't get it to build. Here's the string of error messages I get when I try:

*****
Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled.
Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information
(don't panic: this is a strictly optional feature).
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools/stage.jam:424: in 
object(installed-shared-lib-generator)@4.run
*** argument error
* rule virtual-target.register ( target )
* called with: ( object(file-target)@1391 object(file-target)@1392 )
* extra argument object(file-target)@1392
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/virtual-target.jam:880:see 
definition of rule 'register' being called
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:840: in 
try-one-generator-really
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:902: in 
try-one-generator
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:1110: in 
construct-really
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:1186: in 
generators.construct
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools/stage.jam:160: in construct
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1242: in 
object(install-target-class)@65.generate
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:765: in 
generate-really
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:738: in 
object(main-target)@249.generate
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:895: in 
targets.generate-from-reference
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1169: in 
generate-dependencies
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1214: in 
object(alias-target-class)@71.generate
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:765: in 
generate-really
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:738: in 
object(main-target)@253.generate
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build-system.jam:402: in load
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:261: in import
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in 
boost-build
/c/development/boost_1_34_1/boost-build.jam:9: in module scope
*****

If it makes any difference bjam --version reports:

   Boost.Build V2 (Milestone 11)
   Boost.Jam 03.1.16

and gcc --version reports

   gcc (GCC) 3.4.4 (cygming special, gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125)

Do I need to figure out how to compile gcc 4.x under Cygwin, or is there 
a simpler way to get things to work?

Kent

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