Hi all. When attempting to build Boost 1.34.0 on Windows XP SP2 (full updates applied) using MSVC 7.1 (both with and without SP1 applied) several of the libraries fail to build. They cause Visual Studio's compiler cl.exe to crash with a 'Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library' error message box stating: 'A buffer overrun has been detected which has corrupted the program's internal state. The program cannot safely continue execution and must now be terminated.'. The exact list of libraries that fail to build is: bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj The same behavior has been reproduced on 4 out of 5 machines we tried it on and all might have a bit different setups so there is no obvious reason why the it works on one machine (perhaps the overrun simply is not detected correctly there :-(). The one machine that it worked on is one of the developer's home box and so definitely can not be considered a controlled environment :-). Is this a known problem? Anyone else encountered it? If needed we can easily reproduce it and help someone debug it. Attached is the exact boost build output when attempting to build libraries that failed and a screen shot of the error message box. Best regards, Jurko Gospodnetić 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). warning: No toolsets are configured. warning: Configuring default toolset "msvc". warning: If the default is wrong, you may not be able to build C++ programs. warning: Use the "--toolset=xxxxx" option to override our guess. warning: For more configuration options, please consult warning: http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/configuration.html ...patience... ...patience... ...found 5786 targets... ...updating 56 targets... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.dll for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.dll for lack of boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.dll... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib for lack of boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd.lib for lack of <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.dll for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.dll for lack of boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.dll... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ..skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib for lack of boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt.lib for lack of <plib>boost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.dll for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.dll for lack of boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.dll... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib for lack of boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-gd.lib for lack of <plib>boost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-1_34.dll for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-1_34.dll for lack of boost_graph-vc71-1_34.dll... ...skipped boost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib for lack of boost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>boost_graph-vc71.lib for lack of <plib>boost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-gd.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-gd-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ..skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-gd.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-gd-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-mt-sgd-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-sgd-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-mt-sgd-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-sgd.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-sgd-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-mt-s-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-s-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-mt-s-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-s.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-mt-s-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-sgd-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-sgd-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-sgd-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-sgd.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-sgd-1_34.lib... compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj read_graphviz_spirit.cpp call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj.rsp" ...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc-7.1\release\link-static\runtime-link-static\read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped libboost_graph-vc71-s-1_34.lib for lack of read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-s-1_34.lib for lack of libboost_graph-vc71-s-1_34.lib... ...skipped <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-s.lib for lack of <plib>libboost_graph-vc71-s-1_34.lib... ...failed updating 12 targets... ...skipped 44 targets...