Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #5851: Failed to build boost when both options 'address-model' and '--build-dir' are used. https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/5851 <p> I'm cannot build boost 1.47.0 (host: Win7 64bit, VS2010/MSVC10.0) when specifying a non-default build-dir and address-model at the same time: </p> <p> RMDIR /S /Q %TEMP%\boost<br /> b2 --build-dir=%TEMP% address-model=64 runtime-link=static stage </p> <p> Leads to many errors in the form: </p> <p> don't know how to make C:\Windows\Temp\boost\bin.v2\libs\math\config\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\threading-multi </p> <p> or </p> <p> don't know how to make C:\Windows\Temp\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64 ...patience... ...patience... don't know how to make C:\Windows\Temp\boost\bin.v2\libs\math ...patience... ...found 6029 targets... ...updating 740 targets... ...can't find 2 targets... common.mkdir stage common.mkdir stage\lib ...skipped C:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static for lack of C:\Windows\Temp\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\ msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64... ...skipped C:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static for lack of C:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin. v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static... ...skipped C:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi for lack of C:\Windows \TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static... ...skipped &lt;pC:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi&gt;c_regex_traits.obj f or lack of C:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi... ...skipped &lt;pC:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi&gt;cpp_regex_traits.obj </p> <blockquote> <p> for lack of C:\Windows\TEMP\boost\bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-10.0\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi... </p> </blockquote> <p> Ommitting one of the above mentioned options successfully builds boost! </p> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/5851 Trac 1.4.3 Frank W. <boost@…> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:45:28 GMT status changed; resolution set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/5851#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/5851#comment:1 <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">invalid</span> </li> </ul> Ticket