Hi, I tested the RC_1_34_0 branch of the boost CVS and would like to report the experiances I gained by this: With best regards Johannes Platform: Windows XP SP2, msvc 7.1 1. Download: No real issue: I did not know about the cvs checkout -r xxx switch 2. Documentation: Not all of the documentation is present for offline reading. Therefore I followed the advice given at http://www.boost.org/regression-logs/cs-win32_metacomm/doc/html/librarie s.html 'Documentation for some libraries is available in alternative formats:' and tried the download link http://www.boost.org/doc/boost-doc-html.tar.gz. Unfortunately this link is not working properly. 2.1 Installation of boostbook: I needed to install the following packages: 0) Doxygen; http://www.doxygen.org (Already installed on my system, with entry to PATH) 1) xsltproc; http://www.meta-comm.com/engineering/boost/xsltproc-win32.zip 2) DocBook XSL stylesheets; http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/docbook/docbook-xsl-1.70.1.zip?downlo ad 3) DocBook DTD; Problem: The given link http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/index.shtml from http://www.boost.org/regression-logs/cs-win32_metacomm/doc/html/boostboo k/getting/started.html does not work. But http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/ does work pretty fine. I downloaded the given zip file: http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbook-xml-4.2.zip After installation of the packages into the boost/tools/boostbook folder I added the following lines to file boost/tools/build/v2/user-config.jam: using xsltproc : c:/temp/boost/boost/tools/boostbook/xsltproc-win32/xsltproc.exe ; using boostbook : c:/temp/boost/boost/tools/boostbook/docbook-xsl-1.7 : c:/temp/boost/boost/tools/boostbook/docbook-xml-4.2 ; using doxygen ; 2.2 Building of bjam: I changed into the boost/tools/jam folder and run the build-dist.bat: First, I got a bjam.exe. But the build-dist.bat uses a bjam.exe for building. Isn't this a hen/egg problem? As a result of this I not only got the bjam.exe but two of them and the quickbook.exe boost/tools/jam/src/bin.ntx86/bjam.exe boost/tools/jam/src/boost-jam-3.1.14-1-ntx86/bjam.exe boost/bin.v2/tools/quickbook/msvc/debug/link-static/quickbook.exe Copy of bjam.exe into my search path. 2.3.Building of quickbook.exe: Change into folder boost/tools/quickbook and run bjam.exe --v2 => Ok, quickbook.exe executable now in folder boost/dist/bin Copy of quickbook.exe into my search path. 2.4 Building of the documentation: Change to folder boost/doc and run bjam.exe --v2 => I got html documentation, but I saw a lot of warning and errors. I won't reproduce them here because I didn't log them, sorry. 3. Building of the libraries: Change to the root folder and run bjam.exe --v2 => First, I got the following error message popup window from Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Buffer overrun detected! Program: ...\Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\BIN\cl.exe 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. ...failed msvc.compile.c++ bin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc\debug\threading-multi\read_graphviz_spirit. obj... multiple times on building read_graphviz_spirit.obj. It is the first time, ever, that I encounter this kind of error message. => ...skipped <pbin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>bgl-viz-vc-s- 1_34.dll for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\graph \build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <pstage>bgl-viz-vc-s-1_34.dll for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>bgl-viz-vc-s- 1_34.dll... ...skipped <pbin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>bgl-viz-vc-s- 1_34.lib for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\graph \build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>read_graphviz_spirit.obj... ...skipped <pstage>bgl-viz-vc-s-1_34.lib for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\graph\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>bgl-viz-vc-s- 1_34.lib... => Second, a lot of warnings of the following type: boost\program_options\errors.hpp(21) : warning C4275: non dll-interface class 'std::logic_error' used as base for dll-interface class 'boost::program_options::error' C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\stdexcept(14) : see declaration of 'std::logic_error' boost\program_options\errors.hpp(21) : see declaration of 'boost::program_options::error' boost\program_options\errors.hpp(61) : warning C4251: 'boost::program_options::ambiguous_option::alternatives' : class 'std::vector<_Ty>' needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class 'boost::program_options::ambiguous_option' with [ _Ty=std::string ] boost\program_options\options_description.hpp(120) : warning C4251: 'boost::program_options::option_description::m_value_semantic' : class 'boost::shared_ptr<T>' needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class 'boost::program_options::option_description' with [ T=const boost::program_options::value_semantic ] => Third, warning: Python location is not configured What I have to do in order to configure the Python location? I do have a proper Python installation, which I do not want to lose. => Fourth, problems on building wave: msvc.compile.c++ bin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\debug\threading-multi\instantiate_cpp_gramma r.obj instantiate_cpp_grammar.cpp boost\pool\pool.hpp(505) : warning C4800: 'const boost::pool<UserAllocator>::size_type' : forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning) with [ UserAllocator=boost::default_user_allocator_new_delete ] boost\pool\simple_segregated_storage.hpp(69) : while compiling class-template member function 'void *boost::pool<UserAllocator>::ordered_malloc(boost::pool<UserAllocator>:: size_type)' with [ UserAllocator=boost::default_user_allocator_new_delete ] boost\pool\singleton_pool.hpp(56) : while compiling class-template member function 'void *boost::singleton_pool<Tag,RequestedSize,UserAllocator,Mutex,NextSize>:: malloc(void)' with [ Tag=boost::fast_pool_allocator_tag, RequestedSize=12, UserAllocator=boost::default_user_allocator_new_delete, Mutex=boost::details::pool::default_mutex, NextSize=32 ] boost\pool\pool_alloc.hpp(180) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::singleton_pool<Tag,RequestedSize,UserAllocator,Mutex,NextSize>' being compiled with [ Tag=boost::fast_pool_allocator_tag, RequestedSize=12, UserAllocator=boost::default_user_allocator_new_delete, Mutex=boost::details::pool::default_mutex, NextSize=32 ] boost\pool\pool_alloc.hpp(176) : while compiling class-template member function 'boost::fast_pool_allocator<T,UserAllocator,Mutex,NextSize>::pointer boost::fast_pool_allocator<T,UserAllocator,Mutex,NextSize>::allocate(con st boost::fast_pool_allocator<T,UserAllocator,Mutex,NextSize>::size_type)' with [ T=std::_List_nod<token_type,boost::fast_pool_allocator<token_type>>::_No de, UserAllocator=boost::default_user_allocator_new_delete, Mutex=boost::details::pool::default_mutex, NextSize=32 ] C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\list(28) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::fast_pool_allocator<T,UserAllocator,Mutex,NextSize>' being compiled with [ T=std::_List_nod<token_type,boost::fast_pool_allocator<token_type>>::_No de, UserAllocator=boost::default_user_allocator_new_delete, Mutex=boost::details::pool::default_mutex, NextSize=32 ] C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\list(56) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::_List_nod<_Ty,_Alloc>' being compiled with [ _Ty=token_type, _Alloc=boost::fast_pool_allocator<token_type> ] C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\list(76) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::_List_ptr<_Ty,_Alloc>' being compiled with [ _Ty=token_type, _Alloc=boost::fast_pool_allocator<token_type> ] C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\list(93) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::_List_val<_Ty,_Alloc>' being compiled with [ _Ty=token_type, _Alloc=boost::fast_pool_allocator<token_type> ] boost\wave\grammars\cpp_grammar.hpp(276) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::list<_Ty,_Ax>' being compiled with [ _Ty=token_type, _Ax=boost::fast_pool_allocator<token_type> ] boost\wave\grammars\cpp_grammar.hpp(205) : while compiling class-template member function 'boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<TokenT,ContainerT>::definition<Scann erT>::definition(const boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<TokenT,ContainerT> &)' with [ TokenT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_ type>::token_type, ContainerT=token_sequence_type, ScannerT=scanner_type ] boost\spirit\core\non_terminal\impl\grammar.ipp(262) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<TokenT,ContainerT>::definition<Scann erT>' being compiled with [ TokenT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_ type>::token_type, ContainerT=token_sequence_type, ScannerT=scanner_type ] boost\spirit\core\non_terminal\impl\grammar.ipp(281) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::spirit::impl::call_helper<0>::do_<result_t,definition_t,ScannerT> (RT &,DefinitionT &,const ScannerT &)' being compiled with [ ScannerT=scanner_type, RT=result_t, DefinitionT=definition_t ] boost\spirit\core\non_terminal\grammar.hpp(53) : see reference to function template instantiation 'boost::spirit::parser_result<ParserT,ScannerT>::type boost::spirit::impl::grammar_parser_parse<0,boost::wave::grammars::cpp_g rammar<TokenT,ContainerT>,boost::spirit::parser_context<>,ScannerT>(cons t boost::spirit::grammar<DerivedT> *,const ScannerT &)' being compiled with [ ParserT=boost::spirit::grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost: :wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_ type,token_sequence_type>>::self_t, ScannerT=scanner_type, TokenT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_ type>::token_type, ContainerT=token_sequence_type, DerivedT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_g rammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_type,token_sequence_ty pe> ] boost\spirit\core\non_terminal\grammar.hpp(63) : see reference to function template instantiation 'boost::spirit::parser_result<ParserT,ScannerT>::type boost::spirit::grammar<DerivedT>::parse_main<ScannerT>(const ScannerT &) const' being compiled with [ ParserT=boost::spirit::grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost: :wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_ type,token_sequence_type>>::self_t, ScannerT=scanner_type, DerivedT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_g rammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_type,token_sequence_ty pe> ] boost\wave\grammars\cpp_grammar.hpp(695) : see reference to function template instantiation 'boost::spirit::parser_result<ParserT,ScannerT>::type boost::spirit::grammar<DerivedT>::parse<scanner_type>(const ScannerT &) const' being compiled with [ ParserT=boost::spirit::grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost: :wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_ type,token_sequence_type>>::self_t, ScannerT=scanner_type, DerivedT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_g rammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_type,token_sequence_ty pe> ] boost\wave\grammars\cpp_grammar.hpp(729) : see reference to function template instantiation 'boost::spirit::tree_parse_info<IteratorT,NodeFactoryT> boost::wave::grammars::parsetree_parse<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_gramma r_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>::node_factory_type,LexIteratorT,Deri vedT>(const IteratorT &,const IteratorT &,const boost::spirit::parser<DerivedT> &)' being compiled with [ IteratorT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequen ce_type>::iterator_type, NodeFactoryT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_seq uence_type>::node_factory_type, LexIteratorT=lexer_type, TokenContainerT=token_sequence_type, DerivedT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar<boost::wave::grammars::cpp_g rammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequence_type>::token_type,token_sequence_ty pe> ] C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\xmemory(156) : while compiling class-template member function 'boost::spirit::tree_parse_info<IteratorT,NodeFactoryT> boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>::pa rse_cpp_grammar(const boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>::it erator_type &,const boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>::it erator_type &,const boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>::po sition_type &,bool &,boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>:: token_type &,boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>:: token_container_type &)' with [ IteratorT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_sequen ce_type>::iterator_type, NodeFactoryT=boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<lexer_type,token_seq uence_type>::node_factory_type, LexIteratorT=lexer_type, TokenContainerT=token_sequence_type ] libs\wave\src\instantiate_cpp_grammar.cpp(42) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::wave::grammars::cpp_grammar_gen<LexIteratorT,TokenContainerT>' being compiled with [ LexIteratorT=lexer_type, TokenContainerT=token_sequence_type ] call "C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat" >nul cl /Zm800 -nologo -TP /Z7 /Od /Ob0 /W3 /GR /MDd /Zc:forScope /Zc:wchar_t /GB /Op /wd4675 /EHs @"bin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\debug\threading-multi\instantiate_cpp_gram mar.obj.rsp" -c -Fo"bin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\debug\threading-multi \instantiate_cpp_grammar.obj" ...failed msvc.compile.c++ bin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\debug\threading-multi\instantiate_cpp_gramma r.obj... msvc.compile.c++ bin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static\cpplexer\re2clex \cpp_re.obj cpp_re.cpp ...skipped <pbin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>boost_wave-vc- s-1_34.dll for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>instantiate_cp p_grammar.obj... ...skipped <pstage>boost_wave-vc-s-1_34.dll for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>boost_wave-vc- s-1_34.dll... ...skipped <pbin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>boost_wave-vc- s-1_34.lib for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>instantiate_cp p_grammar.obj... ...skipped <pstage>boost_wave-vc-s-1_34.lib for lack of <pbin.v2\libs\wave\build\msvc\release\runtime-link-static>boost_wave-vc- s-1_34.lib... ...failed updating 16 targets... ...skipped 64 targets... ...updated 1316 targets... ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit Version: AVK 16.5392 from 08.02.2006 Virus news: www.antiviruslab.com