When compiling the bjam under MSVC or VC7 tools and the LIB environment variable ends with a backslash, for example: LIB=C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\VC98\LIB\ than the build.bat script fails. I've spend quite a long time with looking for the cause. The attached patch fixes it: Regards, w begin 666 jam_src.patch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