Re: [Boost-users] Problem building boost 1.45.0

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Problem building boost 1.45.0
From: Jim Bell (Jim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-03 07:41:22

On 1:59 PM, benedikt.leschitzki_at_[hidden] wrote:
> [...] 
>
> According to [1], building should be done using bootstrap.bat to build the bootstrap.bat. If I start it, it just gives me this message, no matter what first argument I give (I tried gcc, gcc-nocygwin, mingw):
>
> [...]
> bjam.log:
>
> ########################################################################
> ###
> ### "Could not find a suitable toolset."
> ###
> [...]
> What should I do to build boost successfully? My g++ version is 4.4.1.
>

In bootstrap.bat, change "set toolset=msvc" (line 33) to "toolset=gcc"

Also, change boost/tools/build/v2/user-config.jam, uncommenting (line 43):
    using gcc ;