bjam is the old name of the engine used by Boost.Build The new name is b2
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Configure boost build on windows
I'm currently trying to build a subset of the boost libraries on my (Windows) machine. In the Linux world it seems to be possible that the desired libraries can be specified by
bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=lib1,lib2,...libn
I assumed that the…

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How to compile using boost.python?
I am trying to compile a project using boost.python as documented on this page. My platform is MacOS X, i386 architecture. I am using the current version of boost, v1.55. The example provided in ${BOOST}/libs/python/example/tutorial/ compiles and…

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Why won't this manipulator link with -O3?
I have a manipulator defined:
inline std::ostream& my_manip(std::ostream& os);
Which I am using like so:
std::cout << my_manip << ...;
All of this compiles just fine using Boost.bjam in both debug and release mode. However, when it comes time to…

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Building boost libraries in VS2013
I've been banging my head against a brick wall for over an hour trying to figure out how to get bjam to build the libraries for the components I need. For some reason it only wants to build the thread library and nothing else. How do I get it to…

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Have a header only project as a dependency with bjam
I have a bjam project which consists only of header files. I want to include these as a dependency in a separate Jamfile but unless I make the collection of headers into a library (by adding a single *.cpp) I don't see how I can do this. Is this…

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Use boost build bjam for building Qt stuff
I want to extend an existing project which is built by boost-build's bjam with some QT GUI. Now I wanted to know whether there is a good way to do this. Especially: How is the moc invoked?

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Compiling Boost within the Visual Studio build process
What is the easiest way to attach a Boost separately compiled library to a Visual Studio 2012 project or solution so that someone with Boost source can build the library during the VS build? This is to make the whole of Boost available on demand.

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Access denied error in boost-bjam isntallation
i'm trying to lunch bjam as a step to install the boost library, needed to run Cufflinks (RNASeq analysis software).
however, when i run the code:
$ ./bjam --prefix=/cygdrive/c/cygdrive/c/Boost/include/boost-1_53/boost -- toolset=gcc…

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Error while running bjam in Boost Python
I have installed boostpro (boost 1.47) in my system. (Windows 7 32-bit)
when I run bjam command on "C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47\libs\python\example" I get the following error
C:\Program…

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How to specify linker dependencies in boost.build Jamroot
When I try to compile an exec with b2 toolset=clang it uses a linking command like :
clang++ -L/apps/bzip2/lib -L/apps/zlib/lib -o fixfast/bin/clang-linux-3.3/release/link-static/fixfast-mds_MCAST…

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(boost) cannot open file 'boost_python-vc100-mt-gd-1_53.lib'
So, I downloaded boost_1_53_0, and ran bjam. After linking the "libraries" and the "includes" as per the preamble, I ran my Visual C++ solution and i get the following error
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file…

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Setting up Boost on Windows with CodeBlocks
I would like to use the Boost Filesystem library, and I am trying to install Boost on my Windows machine. I am using CodeBolcks for development. I made the following:
1) I downloaded and extracted boost to: d:\boost_1_53_0
2) I downloaded and…

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Boost.Python installation failing with bjam errors
I have been struggling to get Boost.Python running .
i am following the steps mentioned in http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_41_0/libs/python/doc/building.html . I followed section 3.1 step 2 . Bjam driver is giving my headaches . So as mentioned in…

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Boost jam, using absolute paths for dependencies
I have a jam file hierarchy as follows:
Jamroot:
lib foo : /SOME/RANDOM/FILE ;
build-project p1 ;
build-project p2 ;
Jamfile in p1:
lib bar : bar.cpp
Jamfile in p2:
lib bar2 : bar2.cpp ../p1//bar ..//foo ;
So bar2 depends on bar and foo…

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Boost build how-to: native-built tools in a cross-compile environment
I have ported a project using boost-build from Windows (using msvc) to Linux (using gcc), and am now porting it further to a cross-compiled Linux (also using gcc). I want to support all 3 platforms long-term (Windows, native Linux, cross-compiled…

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