Re: [Boost-users] Building boost

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Building boost
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-09 12:26:11

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-
> bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Steven Watanabe
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 4:56 PM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Building boost
> 
> AMDG

> > c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\configure.jam:145: in builds-raw
> > *** argument error
> > * rule UPDATE_NOW ( targets * : log ? : ignore-minus-n ? )

I've seen this inscrutable message too ;-)

and had to rebuild bjam to get anything going again.

C:/user> bjam  -v should show

Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.19. OS=NT.  (not 18)

> *Sigh*.  Adding the extra argument was apparently a very bad decision on
my
> part.  Build bjam from the source included with 1.45.

I'm sure the intention was good, but the result and/or release notes didn't
produce a BIG ENOUGH warning.

(Or it is that one should *always* rebuild bjam in case?)

Paul

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