Hi all, I am trying to build boost for Windows... , I am currently using Visual studio 2005 Express edition (vc8). Here are the steps that I follow. 1) download boost_1_33_1 2) run build.bat from c:\boost_1_33_1\tools\build\jam_src. 3) copy bjam.exe to c:\windows . 4) set BOOST_BUILD_PATH=c:\boost_1_33_1\tools\build\v2 5) Modify user_config.jam accordingly to using msvc : 8.0 ; 6) set BOOST_ROOT = c:\boost_1_33_1 7) run bjam... But I got C:\boost_1_33_1>bjam ****************************************************** Building Boost.Iostreams with bzip2 support disabled. To enable bzip2, consult the Boost.Iostreams documentation ****************************************************** ****************************************************** Building Boost.Iostreams with zlib and gzip support disabled. To enable zlib and gzip, consult the Boost.Iostreams documentation ****************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- *** If you don't need Boost.Python, you can ignore this section *** *** pass --without-python to suppress this message in the future *** skipping Boost.Python library build due to missing or incorrect configuration couldn't find Python.h in "c:/Python24/include" You can configure the location of your python installation by setting: PYTHON_VERSION - The 2-part python Major.Minor version number (e.g. "2.2", NOT "2.2.1") - currently "2.4" PYTHON_ROOT - automatically configured from PYTHON_VERSION if not otherwise set ; currently "c:/Python24" The following are automatically configured from PYTHON_ROOT if not otherwise set: PYTHON_LIB_PATH - path to Python library object; currently "c:/Python24/libs" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled. Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information (and if you don't know what ICU is then you probably don't need it). ...found 9007 targets... ...updating 1238 targets... vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading -multi\greg_month.obj The system cannot find the path specified. The system cannot find the path specified. CALL "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\VCVARS32.BA T" >nul "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\cl" /Zm800 -nol ogo /EHsc -c -DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK=1 -DUSE_DATE_TIME_PRE_1_33_FACET_IO /Z7 /Od /Ob0 /EHsc /GR /MDd /Op /wd4675 /Zc:forScope /Zc:wchar_t -I"bin\boost\libs\dat e_time\build" -I"C:\boost_1_33_1" -Fo"bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_d ate_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\greg_month.obj" -Tp"C:\boost_1_33_1\l ibs\date_time\build\../src/gregorian/greg_month.cpp" ...failed vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug \threading-multi\greg_month.obj... vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading -multi\greg_weekday.obj The system cannot find the path specified. The system cannot find the path specified. CALL "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\VCVARS32.BA T" >nul "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\bin\cl" /Zm800 -nol ogo /EHsc -c -DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK=1 -DUSE_DATE_TIME_PRE_1_33_FACET_IO /Z7 /Od /Ob0 /EHsc /GR /MDd /Op /wd4675 /Zc:forScope /Zc:wchar_t -I"bin\boost\libs\dat e_time\build" -I"C:\boost_1_33_1" -Fo"bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_d ate_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\greg_weekday.obj" -Tp"C:\boost_1_33_1 \libs\date_time\build\../src/gregorian/greg_weekday.cpp" ...failed vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug \threading-multi\greg_weekday.obj... vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\date_time\build\boost_date_time.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading -multi\date_generators.obj its very stranger that it always take the path for vc7.1. Can Anyone tell what is the other way to build boost for Windows. I have previously tried for Monta Vista Linux too, sorry its fails to compile. Thanks, Rishi --------------------------------- Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it.