Re: [Boost-users] building bjam vc9 troubles...

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] building bjam vc9 troubles...
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-16 10:35:55

AMDG

On 10/15/2011 11:27 PM, Dan Bloomquist wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to figure out what is wrong with my system, lots of google
> searching and everything seems to check.
> 
> My |%VS90COMNTOOLS% is good and my VS works fine in every respect I use
> it. But when I try a 'build' in ../v2/engine even with 'msvc' or 'vc9'
> as an argument it just loops like:
> 

Are you using the Visual Studio command prompt?

> C:\cpp\boost_1_47\tools\build\v2\engine>build
> ###
> ### "Could not find a suitable toolset."
> ###
> ### You can specify the toolset as the argument, i.e.:
> ###     .\build.bat msvc
> ###
> ### Toolsets supported by this script are: borland, como, gcc,
> gcc-nocygwin,
> ###     intel-win32, metrowerks, mingw, msvc, vc7, vc8, vc9, vc10
> ###
> ###
> ### "Could not find a suitable toolset."
> ###
> ### You can specify the toolset as the argument, i.e.:
> ###     .\build.bat msvc
> ###
> 
> Over and over until I control c it. No, I have yet to dig into the
> workings of build.bat for a better answer. I was hoping someone knew of
> the top of their head what may be my problem.
> 
> I had last built 1_42 without a hitch back when it was released. But
> I've started using boost::geometry and need the lib for
> boost::filesystem. I tried to mix 1.42 filesystem and 1.47 geometry
> headers, but it bumps the filesystem lib needed to 1.47, I can't seem to
> cheat.
> 

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe