id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc 10817,missing argument global-setup,calumlind@…,,"I was attempting to build boost on Win 8.1 with just the MS VC++ Compiler for Python (microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266) so no Visual Studio installed. I encountered the error below when running `b2`. Modifying project-config.jam to have the line `using msvc : : : ;` allow the build to continue to completion. {{{ c:\boost_1_57_0>b2 --debug-configuration notice: found boost-build.jam at C:/boost_1_57_0/boost-build.jam notice: loading Boost.Build from C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src notice: Searching 'C:\Windows' 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\boost_1_57_0\tools/build/src' 'C:\boost_1_57_0' ' C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/kernel' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/util' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/build' ' C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/contrib' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/.' for site-config configuration file 'site-config.jam'. notice: Configuration file 'site-config.jam' not found in 'C:\Windows' 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\boost_1_5 7_0\tools/build/src' 'C:\boost_1_57_0' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/kernel' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/util' ' C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/build' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/contrib' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/.'. notice: Searching 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\boost_1_57_0\tools/build/src' 'C:\boost_1_57_0' 'C:/boost_1_57 _0/tools/build/src/kernel' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/util' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/build' 'C:/boost_1_57 _0/tools/build/src/tools' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/contrib' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/.' for user-config configuration file 'user-config.jam'. notice: Configuration file 'user-config.jam' not found in 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\Users\IEUser' 'C:\boost_1_57_0\tools/bui ld/src' 'C:\boost_1_57_0' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/kernel' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/util' 'C:/boost_1_57 _0/tools/build/src/build' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools' 'C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/contrib' 'C:/boost_1_ 57_0/tools/build/src/.'. notice: Searching '.' for project-config configuration file 'project-config.jam'. notice: Loading project-config configuration file 'project-config.jam' from '.'. notice: will use 'cl.exe' for msvc, condition msvc C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools\msvc.jam:1075: in configure-really *** argument error * rule generate-setup-cmd ( version : command : parent : options * : cpu : global-setup : default-global-setup-options : default-setup ) * called with: ( default : C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\bin : C: \Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC : : i386 : : x86 : vcvars32.bat ) * missing argument global-setup C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools\msvc.jam:809:see definition of rule 'generate-setup-cmd' being called C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools\msvc.jam:201: in configure C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools\msvc.jam:153: in msvc.init C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/build\toolset.jam:43: in toolset.using C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:1007: in using project-config.jam:3: in modules.load C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src\build-system.jam:249: in load-config C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src\build-system.jam:412: in load-configuration-files C:/boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src\build-system.jam:524: in load C:\boost_1_57_0\tools\build\src/kernel\modules.jam:289: in import C:\boost_1_57_0\tools\build\src/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build C:\boost_1_57_0\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope }}}",Bugs,new,To Be Determined,Building Boost,Boost 1.57.0,Regression,,,