Re: [Boost-users] issues when building the boost trunk

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] issues when building the boost trunk
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-05 06:17:14

Sean Farrow wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> There is currently an issue when trying to build the boost trunk. Below is
> the output from the bjam program.
> 
> C:/Program Files/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:903: syntax error at
> keyword =
> 
> C:/Program Files/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:903: syntax error at
> keyword ;
> 
> C:/Program Files/boost/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:951: syntax error at
> keyword }
> 
> don't know how to make all
> 
> ...found 1 target...
> 
> ...can't find 1 target....

I do not get this error on the trunk. In fact I don't even have '=' on line 903.
Are you sure this file is unmodified relative to SVN? Can you attach it?

> The command line I'm using is bjam -toolset=msvc -stage

This should be

        bjam toolset=msvc stage

to be correct, and 'stage' is the default anyway.

- Volodya