bootstrap canot find yyacc.c

[valenn4@…]

When running bootstrap, yyacc.c cannot be found

windows 10 visual studio 2017 community

[krunchfrompoland@…]

I have exactly the same issue.

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2017, version 15.3.3 (newest at 2017.09.11) Boost 1.65.1

[Matteo]

Same problem. Did you find any solution?

[krunchfrompoland@…]

Based on this thread: ​https://github.com/boostorg/build/issues/236#issuecomment-330475306

1) Find where is your vcvarsall.bat file (in my case it is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build"). 2) In cmd, cd to this directory. 3) Execute: "set VSCMD_START_DIR=%CD%" . 4) Go into boost directory, execute bootstrap. 5) Execute: "set VSCMD_START_DIR=" (be sure there is no space after =). 6) Execute b2 with parameters You need.

[krunchfrompoland@…]

Sorry, made a mistake in previous comment. (can admin delete it?)

First two steps are incorect. It should go like this:

1) cd to "<boost base directory>\tools\build\src\engine"

2) Execute: "set VSCMD_START_DIR=%CD%"

3) cd to "<boost base directory>"

4) Execute: bootstrap

5) Execute: "set VSCMD_START_DIR=" (be sure there is no space after =)

6) Execute: b2

(based on solution: ​https://github.com/boostorg/build/issues/236#issuecomment-330475306)

[anonymous]

I found that step 3 needed to be:

3) cd to "<boost base directory>\tools\build"

[anonymous]

Replying to anonymous:

I found that step 3 needed to be:

3) cd to "<boost base directory>\tools\build"

My mistake! This comment was wrong. Sorry for the misinformation.

[anonymous]

amazing! really really thank you for this, I really apreciate this and I hope a lot of people will.

[anonymous]

It works! It works!! :)))

[anonymous]

simply it does:

1, cmd.exe 2, cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build" 3, vcvars64.bat 4, cd C:\boost_1651 (that is where i unpack boost) 5, bootstrap.bat 6, b2.exe

[anonymous]

1, cmd.exe
2, cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
3, vcvars64.bat
4, cd C:\boost_1651 (that is where i unpack boost)
5, bootstrap.bat
6, b2.exe

[Jürgen Hunold]

This is

​https://github.com/boostorg/build/issues/236