Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #19: Problems building on NT & Linux https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/19 <pre class="wiki">I cant build the boost library (1.25.1) using jam in either NT or Linux. D:\boost_1_25_1&gt;jam -d -f tools\build\allyourbase.jam - sTOOLS=msvc Compiler is Microsoft Visual C++ warning: unknown rule project-root warning: unknown rule subinclude warning: unknown rule subinclude warning: unknown rule subinclude warning: unknown rule subinclude don't know how to make -sTOOLS=msvc If I remove the -d flag, it seems to drop into an infinite loop with the following message being repeated: warning: unknown rule split Similar problem occurs under Linux with infinite loop. I've not yet checked with -d </pre> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/19 Trac 1.4.3 jmaurer Sun, 06 Jan 2002 13:50:01 GMT <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/19#comment:1 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/19#comment:1</guid> <description> <pre class="wiki">Logged In: YES user_id=53943 You may need to compile "jam" from the boost-enhanced sources in tools/build/jam_src. Also, try the latest 1.26.0 release of boost. </pre> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>david_abrahams</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2002 14:23:25 GMT</pubDate> <title>status changed https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/19#comment:2 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/19#comment:2 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">assigned</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> </ul> <pre class="wiki">Logged In: YES user_id=52572 It is not neccessary to recompile Jam; we have a pre-built installer for your platforms. Please see www.boost.org/tools/build Early versions of the build system were only in a preliminary state, though, and didn't work reliably. Jens is right that you may need a more recent version of the sources in the tools/build directory. </pre> Ticket