I change user-config.jam to add "using python : : /usr/bin/python2.5 ;" $ ./bjam --toolset=gcc --prefix=/usr/boost-install install Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled. Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information (don't panic: this is a strictly optional feature). /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools/stage.jam:424: in object(installed-sh ared-lib-generator)@4.run *** argument error * rule virtual-target.register ( target ) * called with: ( object(file-target)@1396 object(file-target)@1397 ) * extra argument object(file-target)@1397 /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/virtual-target.jam:880:see definition of rule 'register' being called /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:840: in try-one-genera tor-really /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:902: in try-one-genera tor /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:1110: in construct-rea lly /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/generators.jam:1186: in generators.co nstruct /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools/stage.jam:160: in construct /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1242: in object(install-t arget-class)@85.generate /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:765: in generate-really /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:738: in object(main-targe t)@246.generate /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:895: in targets.generate- from-reference /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1169: in generate-depende ncies /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1214: in object(alias-tar get-class)@89.generate /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:765: in generate-really /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:738: in object(main-targe t)@248.generate /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:895: in targets.generate- from-reference /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1169: in generate-depende ncies /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:1214: in object(alias-tar get-class)@97.generate /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:765: in generate-really /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build/targets.jam:738: in object(main-targe t)@252.generate /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build-system.jam:402: in load /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/kernel/modules.jam:261: in import /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in boost-build /usr/src/boost_1_34_1/boost-build.jam:9: in module scope