Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #8389: Boost 1.53 doesn't build on windows 8 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389 <p> It needs the following patch: </p> <p> +++ b/3rd-party/boost/tools/build/v2/engine/filent.c Tue Apr 02 18:05:12 2013 +0200 @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ </p> <blockquote> <p> PATHNAME f; string filespec[ 1 ]; string filename[ 1 ]; </p> </blockquote> <ul><li> long handle; </li></ul><p> + intptr_t handle; </p> <blockquote> <p> int ret; struct _finddata_t finfo[ 1 ]; LIST * files = L0; </p> </blockquote> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389 Trac 1.4.3 Kohei Takahashi <flast@…> Thu, 09 Oct 2014 05:59:36 GMT component changed; owner set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>owner</strong> set to <span class="trac-author">Vladimir Prus</span> </li> <li><strong>component</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">Building Boost</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">build</span> </li> </ul> Ticket Vladimir Prus Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:02:20 GMT <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389#comment:2 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389#comment:2</guid> <description> <p> Does the problem exist in current source? People are using it on Windows 8 very much. </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>Steven Watanabe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 02:27:38 GMT</pubDate> <title>status changed; resolution set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389#comment:3 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8389#comment:3 <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">obsolete</span> </li> </ul> <p> This patch is no longer relevant. The current implementation uses FindFirstFileA which takes a HANDLE. </p> Ticket