Re: [Boost-users] MinGW Build Issues

From: Chris Miller (lordsauronthegreat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-16 12:02:06

On Jan 15, 2008 10:01 PM, Jonathan Turkanis <turkanis_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Chris Miller wrote:
> > On Jan 15, 2008 9:17 PM, Jonathan Turkanis <turkanis_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >> Chris Miller wrote:
> >>> Why on earth I try and support Windows is beyond my comprehension.
> >>> It's just something I do.
> >>>
> >>> I'm having some massive difficulties making Boost build with MinGW so
> >>> I can start using it from Code::Blocks.  I've tried using Boost's
> >>> native Jam system, but first I have to build that.
> >> You don't have to build it; you can download a pre-built binary:
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2q36f.
> >
> > For MinGW/Windows Vista, which one would I pick?
>
> I assume boost-jam-3.1.16-1-ntx86.zip

Oh, silly me.  NT x86...  I keep forgetting I'm using a NT kernel.
Microsoft and their weird naming systems.

I think it's wiser for me to learn how to build it from source,
however.  What if I run into binary compatibility issues after a GCC
upgrade?  I know it's probably not an issue, but I also want to make
the build setup process harder as a project leader to try and filter
out the faint of heart.  The moment you say "game" in a programming
forum there are many people interested, but very rarely do you find
someone with the drive to see it through.

> > I picked the
> > "platform independent" one, which didn't work.
>
> Needless to say, the platform independent download is not one of the
> pre-built binaries.
>
> >>> Any help here would be nice!
> >> Have you tried:
> >>
> >>    set PATH=<path to MinGW/bin>
> >>    build mingw
> >>
> >> ?
> >
> > That's not what the build instructions said.  They said to use
> > build.bat mingw, 'cause that's my toolkit.  It kept trying it with
> > MSVC for some odd reason.
>
> It shouldn't matter which toolset you use to build bjam. The resulting
> executable will still work with MinGW.

I thought it was only C that had a binary layout contract or whatever
they call it.  That's cool, though off topic, how does that work?

> If you read Building Bjam
> (http://www.boost.org/doc/html/jam/building.html), you will see that
> running
>
>   bjam <toolset-name>
>
> requires that the compiler be in your PATH. In addition, I've found that
>   having other compilers in my PATH sometimes confuses build.bat.

I just enforced that PATH variable after my last shutdown.  I'm at
school and on my Kubuntu laptop now, but when I get home this is going
to be one of my first things after homework.

Should I add MSYS to the PATH as well, or do you think that will be
necessary?  I have MSYS installed, I'm just not sure.

I don't have MSVC installed, nor have I ever had it installed on this
OS, so I wonder why it picked MSVC.

Wait a sec...  maybe because it wasn't exported to the PATH it didn't
apply in the batch file?  So next boot it should work?  Perhaps.
It'll be interesting to write that down on the wiki...

Thanks for the help!

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