[C++-sig] 2 Problems in build

[David LeBlanc]

> I'm not sure what your aim is in posting the above info: are you
> asking for
> help? Trying to help others?

You asked.

Re: build doc enhancements. Yes, please. I found it confusing to say the
least.

David LeBlanc
Seattle, WA USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: c++-sig-admin at python.org [mailto:c++-sig-admin at python.org]On
> Behalf Of David Abrahams
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 13:19
> To: c++-sig at python.org
> Subject: Re: [C++-sig] 2 Problems in build
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David LeBlanc" <whisper at oz.net>
> To: <c++-sig at python.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:48 PM
> Subject: RE: [C++-sig] 2 Problems in build
>
>
<snip>

> > I'm not able to find the exact information I used to decide which env
> vars
> > to set and i've also erased and reinstalled my build tree from CVS as of
> > yesterday, but iirc, they where JAM_TOOLSET=VISUALC and
> > VISUALC=/path/to/visualstudio/vc98. From the info put up by jam during a
> > build attempt and reading the relevent .jam files, I also figured out
> that
> > python_root and python_version are needed to be set as well.
>
> I'm not sure what your aim is in posting the above info: are you
> asking for
> help? Trying to help others?
>
> > BTW, the
> > current build instructions on
> > http://www.boost.org/tools/build/index.html#Building don't
> mention either
> of
> > the python variables.
>
> I realize that; we plan to update all of the build system docs before
> 1.28.0 goes out.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>