id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
7212	./b2 fails with 'import error: length of source and target rule name lists don't match!'	anonymous	Vladimir Prus	"I attempted to follow the instructions in ""Getting Started for Linux"", 
but building with ""b2"" fails :

$ ./bootstrap.sh install --prefix=/usr
Building Boost.Build engine with toolset gcc... tools/build/v2/engine/bin.linuxx86_64/b2
Detecting Python version... 2.7
Detecting Python root... /usr/lib64/python2.7.1
Unicode/ICU support for Boost.Regex?... /usr
Backing up existing Boost.Build configuration in project-config.jam.1
Generating Boost.Build configuration in project-config.jam...

Bootstrapping is done. To build, run:

    ./b2

To adjust configuration, edit 'project-config.jam'.
Further information:

   - Command line help:
     ./b2 --help

   - Getting started guide:
     http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html

   - Boost.Build documentation:
     http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/index.html

$ ./b2 --help
/usr/OOO/boost_1_50_0/tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:326: in boost-build
import error: length of source and target rule name lists don't match!
    source: peek poke record-binding
    target: modules.peek
/usr/OOO/boost_1_50_0/boost-build.jam:17: in module scope
$ ./b2
/usr/OOO/boost_1_50_0/tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:326: in boost-build
import error: length of source and target rule name lists don't match!
    source: peek poke record-binding
    target: modules.peek
/usr/OOO/boost_1_50_0/boost-build.jam:17: in module scope

Is this a python problem ? What version of python should I be using ?

What extra python modules do I need ?

Anyone got a GNU make(1) Makefile for Boost to build with Linux GCC toolchain,
or one which does not use python ?

"	Bugs	closed	To Be Determined	build	Boost 1.51.0	Problem	fixed