For the last several days (a few hours each day) I have been trying to get the \tools\build\v2\example\hello sample to build with bjam- (windows XP, vc7.1) I CAN build boost from the command line, but when I move into the \tools\build\v2\example\hello dir and try various combinations of bjam (with and without -sTools=vc7.1 etc..) I get the same error no matter what I do. I took the bjam sources and compiled a debug version in the Visual Studio IDE, and have spent the evening stepping through the code and reading the docs. This is one of these things I think that I just have to completely internalize how this thing works before I will crack this. What I am asking for from this list: * Any basic advice on debugging what bjam is doing * any basic advice or good sample that is a bare and working bjam project to look at * This is weird to me, as the ENV var for the toolset DOES work for building boost itself * I feel like I am missing something obvious and stupid, anyone who wishes to point out what dumb thing I missed, please go at it :) * any help in looking at this output: C:\Data\Rmtg\Root\_Common\_Lib\Boost\V_1_31\tools\build\v2\example\hello

bjam warning: no toolsets are configured. warning: you won't be able to build C++ programs. warning: please consult the documentation.

C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_Common/_Lib/Boost/V_1_31/tools/build/v2/build\targets .jam:1073: in construct from module object(exe-t arget-class)@1 error: unable to construct ./hello C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_Common/_Lib/Boost/V_1_31/tools/build/v2/build\targets .jam:914: in object(exe-target-class)@1.generate from module object(exe-target-class)@1 C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_Common/_Lib/Boost/V_1_31/tools/build/v2/build\targets .jam:510: in generate-really from module object( main-target)@1 C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_Common/_Lib/Boost/V_1_31/tools/build/v2/build\targets .jam:483: in object(main-target)@1.generate from module object(main-target)@1 C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_Common/_Lib/Boost/V_1_31/tools/build/v2/build\targets .jam:179: in object(project-target)@1.generate f rom module object(project-target)@1 C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_Common/_Lib/Boost/V_1_31/tools/build/v2\build-system. jam:160: in load from module build-system C:\Data\Rmtg\Root\_Common\_Lib\Boost\V_1_31\tools\build\v2\example\..\ke rnel\modules.jam:259: in import from module modu les C:\Data\Rmtg\Root\_Common\_Lib\Boost\V_1_31\tools\build\v2\example\..\ke rnel\bootstrap.jam:120: in boost-build from modu le C:\Data\Rmtg\Root\_Common\_Lib\Boost\V_1_31\tools\build\v2\example\boost -build.jam:2: in module scope from module C:\Data\Rmtg\Root\_Common\_Lib\Boost\V_1_31\tools\build\v2\example\hello

set TOOLs TOOLS=vc7.1

Any help would be appreciated, tomorrow afternoon I am going to go back at it, and this time I might "get all medieval" about things :)