Boost jamfile problem
hi
I'm trying to use boost's build system.
I've built jam.exe, but when I run it like this:"jam jamfile" it just spews out this:
Jam cannot be run because, either:
a. You didn't set BOOST_ROOT to indicate the root of your
Boost installation.
b. You are trying to use stock Jam but didn't indicate which
compilation toolset to use. To do so, follow these simple
instructions:
- define one of the following environment variable, with the
appropriate value according to this list:
Variable Toolset Description
BORLANDC Borland C++ BC++ install path
VISUALC Microsoft Visual C++ VC++ install path
VISUALC16 Microsoft Visual C++ 16 bit VC++ 16 bit install
INTELC Intel C/C++ IC++ install path
WATCOM Watcom C/C++ Watcom install path
MINGW MinGW (gcc) MinGW install path
LCC Win32-LCC LCC-Win32 install path
- define the JAM_TOOLSET environment variable with the *name*
of the toolset variable you want to use.
e.g.: set VISUALC=C:\Visual6
set JAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC
so I went into the jamfile and wrote this:
set BOOST_ROOT = C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\boost_1_32_0
set VISUALC = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Visual C++ .NET Standard 2003 - English
set JAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC
and tried again, but it gave me the same error. I don't know where to go to find what I'm doing wrong. Can anyone help?
cheers
Did you check the installation instructions on the Boost site?
a) Move bjam to the base directory of your Boost distribution (where you'll find index.htm, Jamfile, etc). That ought to eliminate the requirement for setting BOOST_BASE.
b) The toolset is vc-7_1, so you can do bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 install
I just installed boost 1.33 (you seem to have 1.32, if you can spare the bandwidth, download 1.33) yesterday with both Dev-C++ and VC 7.1 and had no trouble whatsoever.
a) Move bjam to the base directory of your Boost distribution (where you'll find index.htm, Jamfile, etc). That ought to eliminate the requirement for setting BOOST_BASE.
b) The toolset is vc-7_1, so you can do bjam -sTOOLS=vc-7_1 install
I just installed boost 1.33 (you seem to have 1.32, if you can spare the bandwidth, download 1.33) yesterday with both Dev-C++ and VC 7.1 and had no trouble whatsoever.
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