Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #8934: b2 : failed to write output file

attachment set

jeffrey.beu.uz8yz6yl@… — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:19:02 GMT

attachment → openfile.c

fopen substitute

jeffrey.beu.uz8yz6yl@… — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:30:45 GMT

Substituted occurrences of fopen in bjam/b2 source file with openfile.c which simply converts the arguments to wchar_t; prefixes the path with the voodoo of \ \ ? \ which allows very long path names in windows; then calls the _wfopen.

Boost is now building fine.

openfile is not meant to be a patch, just a quick fix that demonstrates a primitive resolution.

component changed; owner set

viboes — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:35:25 GMT

owner set to Vladimir Prus
component None → build

Steven Watanabe — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:01:01 GMT

You can use --abbreviate-paths or --hash to limit the path lengths. While it would be better for b2 to handle these paths safely, it's better to avoid them, as other tools can also have problems with them.

jeffrey.beu.uz8yz6yl@… — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:50:17 GMT

Replying to steven_watanabe:

You can use --abbreviate-paths or --hash to limit the path lengths. While it would be better for b2 to handle these paths safely, it's better to avoid them, as other tools can also have problems with them.

Thanks Steve!