Re: [Boost-users] Build Boost 1.50 on Windows XP for MSVS2008

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Build Boost 1.50 on Windows XP for MSVS2008
From: Boost lzw (boostlzw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-07-18 16:32:23

I am having issue running vcvars32.bat. I got the same error when running
it.

This is a known issue:
http://www.blinnov.com/2010/06/04/microsoft-was-unexpected-at-this-time/en/

I will fix it first and come back with a report.

Thanks,
Robert

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Lars Viklund <zao_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 03:37:58PM -0400, Boost lzw wrote:
> > Yes.
> >
> > (1) Start->All Programs->Microsoft Visual Studio 2008->Visual Studio
> > Tools->Visual Studion Command Prompt
> >
> > C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visul Studio 9.0\VC>
> >
> > (2) C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visul Studio 9.0\VC>cd C:\Program
> > Files\boost_1_50_0
> >
> > (3) C:\Program Files\boost_1_50_0>bootstrap.bat
> >
> > then I got:
> > Building Boost.Build engine
> >  "......... (my build environment info)" was unexpected at this time.
>
> Make sure that you have permission to work in Program Files. Consider
> trying to build somewhere more accessible, preferably somewhere without
> spaces, in case that's the reason.
>
> The output there looks strange, as I am not aware of any branding of VS
> where it's called 'Visul'.
>
> You do not need a VS command prompt to build Boost.Build or Boost
> itself, it can automatically find and use the MSVC you have.
>
> You could try going into tools\build\v2\engine and run build.bat from
> there. If that succeeds, copy the resulting bin.ntx86\b2.exe into the
> boost_1_50_0 directory and continue from there.
>
> --
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