I get pretty much exactly the same problem: --------------------------------------------------------------------- D:\boost_1_30_0>set path=d:\dev-cpp\bin D:\boost_1_30_0>set MINGW_ROOT_DIRECTORY=d:\dev-cpp D:\boost_1_30_0>bjam -sTOOLS=mingw --------------------------------------------------------------------- skipping Boost.Python library build due to missing or incorrect configuration couldn't find Python.h in "/usr/include" You can configure the location of your python installation by setting: PYTHON_ROOT - currently "/usr" PYTHON_VERSION - The 2-part python Major.Minor version number (e.g. "2.2", NOT "2.2.1") - currently "2.2" The following are automatically configured from PYTHON_ROOT if not otherwise set: PYTHON_LIB_PATH - path to Python library object; currently "/usr/libs" --------------------------------------------------------------------- ...found 2446 targets... ...updating 321 targets... mingw-C++-action libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\mingw\debug\runtime-lin k-dynamic\c_regex_traits.obj spawn: No such file or directory --------------------------------------------------------------------- using cmd.exe on win2k. when i try the -d4 switch i get several hundred lines of output that fly by too fast to read mostly. but this is what's at the end of it: --------------------------------------------------------------------- make -- <libs!thread!build\boost_thread.dll\mingw\release\runtime-link -dynamic\threading-multi>exceptions.obj make -- <libs!thread!build\boost_thread.dll\mingw\release\runtime-link -dynamic\threading-multi>threadmon.obj made update obj make -- first made update all ...found 2446 targets... ...updating 321 targets... mingw-C++-action libs\regex\build\bin\libboost_regex.lib\mingw\debug\runtime-lin k-dynamic\c_regex_traits.obj d:\dev-cpp\bin\g++ -c -Wall -ftemplate-depth-100 -DBOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB=1 -D BOOST_REGEX_STATIC_LINK=1 -g -O0 -fno-inline -I"libs\regex\build" -isystem " D:\boost_1_30_0" -isystem "d:\dev-cpp\include" -o "libs\regex\build\bin\libboos t_regex.lib\mingw\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\c_regex_traits.obj" "libs\regex\bu ild\../src\c_regex_traits.cpp" Executing through .bat file Executing command [cmd.exe] [/Q/C] [C:\DOCUME~1\MARKA~1.GIB\LOCALS~1\Temp\jam119 6-00.bat] spawn: No such file or directory --------------------------------------------------------------------- i also tried the msys shell, with no luck indi