Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #1091: Build.bat does not autodetect msvc on 64-bit Windows when building bjam https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091 <p> In trying out the release candidate, I noticed a problem with the batch file that builds the bjam executable on windows. If I execute build.bat from the tools\jam\src directory, I get an error: </p> <pre class="wiki">T:\boost-1_34_1\boost\tools\jam\src&gt;.\build.bat Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 x86 tools. \Microsoft was unexpected at this time. </pre><p> However, if I specify msvc, things work fine: </p> <pre class="wiki">T:\boost-1_34_1\boost\tools\jam\src&gt;.\build.bat msvc ### ### Using 'msvc' toolset. ### T:\boost-1_34_1\boost\tools\jam\src&gt;rd /S /Q bootstrap T:\boost-1_34_1\boost\tools\jam\src&gt;md bootstrap ... and so on ... </pre><p> The problem only shows up on Win64 systems, possibly because the Microsoft compiler is stored under "\Program Files (x86)\" on 64-bit systems. </p> <p> The problem is already fixed in CVS head, but not the 1.34.1 release candidate or the 3.1.14 release of bjam. </p> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091 Trac 1.4.3 René Rivera Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:01:37 GMT milestone changed https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>milestone</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">Boost 1.34.1</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">Boost.Jam 3.1.15</span> </li> </ul> Ticket René Rivera Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:02:25 GMT status changed; resolution set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091#comment:2 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091#comment:2 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">new</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> <li><strong>resolution</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">fixed</span> </li> </ul> Ticket pullin@… Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:29:56 GMT <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091#comment:3 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/1091#comment:3</guid> <description> <p> This bug seems to have appeared again. I have MSVC2012 installed, but also several other compilers (mingGW, embedded). Unpacked boost_1_53_0.zip , bootstrap.bat failed. </p> <p> I can't provide a pastebin or direct paste of the error message or attach a file, due to spam filtering. But the error is sort of similar to the above. </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> </channel> </rss>