Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #7298: bootstrap.bat fails for boost/trunk for msvc11 on windows7 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298 <p> After installing visual studio 2012 release candidate on a new machine, a call of bootstrap.bat for boost/trunk failed: </p> <ul><li>Platform: windows7 </li><li>Compiler: msvc-11.0 release candidate </li><li>Boost version: trunk (1.52.0) <pre class="wiki">C:\Users\jofa\dev\boost\trunk&gt;bootstrap.bat Building Boost.Build engine Failed to build Boost.Build engine. Please consult bootstrap.log for furter 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></li></ul> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298 Trac 1.4.3 Joachim Faulhaber Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:35:32 GMT attachment set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298 <ul> <li><strong>attachment</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">bootstrap.log</span> </li> </ul> Ticket Vladimir Prus Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:46:45 GMT <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:1 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:1</guid> <description> <p> From the log, it seems that when we run "cl", it is unable to find even most basic C headers. Does it actually work from the command line at all? </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>Joachim Faulhaber</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:13:35 GMT</pubDate> <title/> <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:2 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:2</guid> <description> <p> Ok, </p> <pre class="wiki">C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE </pre><p> were missing from the path variable. After adding them, I can call "cl" from the command line. Still bootstrap.bat fails with the same bootstrap.log. cl can not find ctype.h which should be found in e.g. </p> <pre class="wiki">C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\include </pre><p> Regards, Joachim </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>Joachim Faulhaber</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:53:43 GMT</pubDate> <title/> <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:3 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:3</guid> <description> <p> It looks as if the installation of msvc-11 rc on my machine is corrupt or incomplete. It's probably not a boost build problem. I'm trying a reinstallation. ... </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>Joachim Faulhaber</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:06:10 GMT</pubDate> <title/> <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:4 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:4</guid> <description> <p> ... Problem solved after reinstallation. Sorry for the ticket. </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>Joachim Faulhaber</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:07:18 GMT</pubDate> <title>status changed; resolution set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:5 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7298#comment:5 <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