https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12004 <p> On a Windows 7.1 x64, from the Developer Command Prompt for VS2015 (*not* running as a privileged user): </p> <pre class="wiki">C:\Users\user\Desktop\boost_1_60_0&gt;cl Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.00.23506 for x86 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. usage: cl [ option... ] filename... [ /link linkoption... ] C:\Users\user\Desktop\boost_1_60_0&gt;bootstrap Building Boost.Build engine The system cannot find the file C:\Users\user\Desktop\boost_1_60_0\tools\bu ild\src\engine\bootstrap\jam0.exe. '.\bootstrap\jam0' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Failed to build Boost.Build engine. Please consult bootstrap.log for further diagnostics. You can try to obtain a prebuilt binary from http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=72941 Also, you can file an issue at http://svn.boost.org Please attach bootstrap.log in that case. </pre><p> I have attached bootstrap.log as requested, but as far as I can tell it's not very helpful, I am not sure what is going on. </p> <p> I have attempted the same process from the VS2013 command prompt and it was successful. I have attempted the same process from the VS2015 command prompt with Boost 1.59 and it failed with the same error. </p> en-us /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12004 Trac 1.4.3 anonymous Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:13:59 GMT https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12004 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12004 <ul> <li><strong>attachment</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">bootstrap.log</span> </li> </ul> Ticket