id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
7858	boost should not blindly assume that MinGW installation is in c:\ directory	anonymous		"instead it should search the directory in which main boost dir lies and then if not found should withdraw to defauld directory

so in file : boost\tools\build\v2\engine\build.bat

{{{
#!html
<pre>
if EXIST ""C:\MinGW\bin\gcc.exe"" (
    set ""BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET=mingw""
    set ""BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET_ROOT=C:\MinGW\""
    goto :eof)
call :Clear_Error
</pre>
}}}

</pre>
}}}

should instead be:

{{{
#!html
<pre>
if EXIST ""..\MinGW\bin\gcc.exe"" (
    set ""BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET=mingw""
    set ""BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET_ROOT=..\MinGW\""
    goto :eof)
call :Clear_Error
</pre>
}}}

to catch that mingw installation which lies along with boost in the same parent directory. This is needed in case both of them are run from removable drive or there are different pairs of boost and mingw for testing."	Bugs	new	To Be Determined	Building Boost	Boost 1.52.0	Problem