[C++-sig] Re: Problems building boost.python (Spawn: permission denied)

[David Abrahams]

Matthias Mimler <mimler at usf.uni-kassel.de> writes:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I am new to boost.python and currently working throught the
> tutorial. However, when building the tutorial example (Using boost.jam
> with MS VC6.0), the build process is soon terminated with the message:
>
> spawn: permission denied
>
> Here is how I start the build:
>
> set PYTHON_ROOT=c:\Python23
> set PYTHON_VERSION=2.3
> bjam "-sTOOLS=msvc"
>
> and here is what I get:
>
> ...patience...
> ...found 1977 targets...
> ...updating 41 targets...
> MkDir1 ..\..\..\..\bin
> spawn: Permission denied
>
> Can anybody help me?

Are you using a regular windows command shell?  If not, please do.  If
you are, please invoke bjam this way:

  bjam -d+2 -d+4 "-sTOOLS=msvc"

and post the output.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com