[Boost-users] boost build for Windows

From: rishi keisham (alexy136_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-08 07:09:51

Hi all,  
   
  I am trying to  build  boost  for  Windows... , I am  currently  using Visual studio 2005 Express edition (vc8). Here are the steps that I  follow. 
   
  1) download  boost_1_33_1
  2) run build.bat from  c:\boost_1_33_1\tools\build\jam_src. 
  3) copy bjam.exe to   c:\windows .
  4) set BOOST_BUILD_PATH=c:\boost_1_33_1\tools\build\v2
  5) Modify user_config.jam accordingly to using msvc : 8.0  ;
6) set BOOST_ROOT = c:\boost_1_33_1
  7) run bjam...
  But  I  got 
   
  C:\boost_1_33_1>bjam
******************************************************
Building Boost.Iostreams with bzip2 support disabled.
To enable bzip2, consult the Boost.Iostreams documentation
******************************************************
******************************************************
Building Boost.Iostreams with zlib and gzip support disabled.
To enable zlib and gzip, consult the Boost.Iostreams documentation
******************************************************
---------------------------------------------------------------------
*** If you don't need Boost.Python, you can ignore this section  ***
*** pass --without-python to suppress this message in the future ***
  skipping Boost.Python library build due to missing or incorrect configuration
  couldn't find Python.h in "c:/Python24/include"
  You can configure the location of your python installation by setting:
PYTHON_VERSION - The 2-part python Major.Minor version number (e.g.
                 "2.2", NOT "2.2.1")  - currently "2.4"
  PYTHON_ROOT    - automatically configured from PYTHON_VERSION if not
                 otherwise set ; currently "c:/Python24"
  The following are automatically configured from PYTHON_ROOT if not
otherwise set:
      PYTHON_LIB_PATH       - path to Python library object; currently
                            "c:/Python24/libs"
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled.
Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information
(and if you don't know what ICU is then you probably don't need it).
...found 9007 targets...
...updating 1238 targets...
vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading
-multi\greg_month.obj
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
      CALL "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\VCVARS32.BA
T" >nul
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\cl"  /Zm800 -nol
ogo /EHsc -c  -DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK=1 -DUSE_DATE_TIME_PRE_1_33_FACET_IO  /Z7 /Od
/Ob0 /EHsc /GR /MDd /Op  /wd4675 /Zc:forScope /Zc:wchar_t  -I"bin\boost\libs\dat
e_time\build"   -I"C:\boost_1_33_1"   -Fo"bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_d
ate_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\greg_month.obj"  -Tp"C:\boost_1_33_1\l
ibs\date_time\build\../src/gregorian/greg_month.cpp"
  ...failed vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug
\threading-multi\greg_month.obj...
vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading
-multi\greg_weekday.obj
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
      CALL "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\VCVARS32.BA
T" >nul
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\cl"  /Zm800 -nol
ogo /EHsc -c  -DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK=1 -DUSE_DATE_TIME_PRE_1_33_FACET_IO  /Z7 /Od
/Ob0 /EHsc /GR /MDd /Op  /wd4675 /Zc:forScope /Zc:wchar_t  -I"bin\boost\libs\dat
e_time\build"   -I"C:\boost_1_33_1"   -Fo"bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_d
ate_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\greg_weekday.obj"  -Tp"C:\boost_1_33_1
\libs\date_time\build\../src/gregorian/greg_weekday.cpp"
  ...failed vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug
\threading-multi\greg_weekday.obj...
vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading
-multi\date_generators.obj
   
   
   
  its very stranger that it always take  the  path  for  vc7.1.  Can  Anyone tell what is the  other way to build  boost for Windows.
   
  I have  previously tried for Monta Vista  Linux  too,  sorry  its  fails to compile.
   
  Thanks, 
  Rishi

       
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