c++boostboost-build

Boost not seeing jamfile in current directory

I'm trying to build the boost libraries as part of an open-source project I want to try to work on.

C:\boost_1_55_0>bootstrap.bat gcc
Building Boost.Build engine

Bootstrapping is done. To build, run:

    .\b2

[snip]

C:\boost_1_55_0>b2.exe --toolset=gcc
Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam"
---------------------------------------------------------------
BOOST_ROOT must be set, either in the environment, or
on the command-line with -sBOOST_ROOT=..., to the root
of the boost installation.

Attempted search from C:\boost_1_55_0 up to the root
at C:/share/boost-build
and in these directories from BOOST_BUILD_PATH and BOOST_ROOT: c:/boost_1_55_0.
Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'.

C:\boost_1_55_0>dir *.jam
 [snip]

 Directory of C:\boost_1_55_0

09/21/2013  01:17 PM               866 boost-build.jam
09/21/2013  01:17 PM            18,083 boostcpp.jam
12/16/2013  03:36 PM                76 project-config.jam
               3 File(s)         19,025 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  34,868,432,896 bytes free

Toolset is MinGW/gcc, which is properly on my %PATH%.

So basically, somehow, boost isn't seeing the boost-build.jam file that's in the current directory.

Note that I have properly set BOOST_ROOT:

C:\boost_1_55_0>echo %BOOST_ROOT%
c:/boost_1_55_0

I'm kinda at my wit's end here. I've tried different permutations of back and forward slashes. Also, the error message from b2 includes the path C:/share/boost-build, which I have no idea where it's coming from. I've done a full search on the entire codebase, and can't see a config file which may be specifying it anywhere.

So I may need Boost.Build?

Anyways, following the instructions from here to build Boost.Build produces the exact same issue:

C:\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2>echo %BOOST_ROOT%
C:/boost_1_55_0

C:\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2>bootstrap.bat gcc
Bootstrapping the build engine

Bootstrapping is done. To build, run:

    .\b2 --prefix=DIR install


C:\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2>b2 --toolset=gcc --prefix=c:/pathutils install
Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam"
---------------------------------------------------------------
BOOST_ROOT must be set, either in the environment, or
on the command-line with -sBOOST_ROOT=..., to the root
of the boost installation.

Attempted search from C:\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2 up to the root
at C:/boost_1_55_0/tools/build/share/boost-build
and in these directories from BOOST_BUILD_PATH and BOOST_ROOT: C:\boost_1_55_0\tools\build\v2\test\startup\boost-root\build, C:/boost_1_55_0.
Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'.
Solution

  • Well, I can only assume that something in the %PATH% of my computer is breaking boost somehow.

    I did the same setup procedure in a clean VM, and it seems to be compiling fine.

    I have no idea what specifically is wrong.