Synopsys: dev-libs/boost installes shared .jam files in /usr/share/boost. dev-util/boost-jam predefines the BOOST_BUILD_PATH to be /usr/share/boost-build. Rationale: It should work "out of the box" in the most intuitive way... But that is only my opinion... Workaround 1: as root, create a symbolic link: ln -s /usr/share/boost/v2 /usr/share/boost-build Workaround 2: each user set the environmental variable BOOST_BUILD_PATH as per documentation. Further Issues: Another way to possibly solve the configuration problem is to add a conventional configuration tool such as boost-config which would allow a user or administrator to manage the default locations, tool specifications, etc., without having to edit the specific configuration files.
fixed in cvs. please try the -r1 ebuild
In order for the previous fix to work, the definition of BOOST_BUILD_PATH should be /usr/share/boost/v2 not /usr/share/boost. Otherwise I get the following error: Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam" --------------------------------------------------------------- Attempted search from /old_root/home/ebo/projects/rapid_proto/new_spirit/spirit_boost_examples/libs/spirit/test up to the root and in these directories from BOOST_BUILD_PATH and BOOST_ROOT: /usr/share/boost, /usr/include. Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'. Diff follows: diff -Naur boost-jam-3.1.9.orig/Jambase boost-jam-3.1.9/Jambase --- boost-jam-3.1.9.orig/Jambase 2004-06-15 00:04:52.905033048 -0600 +++ boost-jam-3.1.9/Jambase 2004-06-15 00:26:37.442713176 -0600 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ # required by Debian Policy. if ! $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) && $(UNIX) { - BOOST_BUILD_PATH = /usr/share/boost ; + BOOST_BUILD_PATH = /usr/share/boost/v2 ; } diff -Naur boost-jam-3.1.9.orig/jambase.c boost-jam-3.1.9/jambase.c --- boost-jam-3.1.9.orig/jambase.c 2004-06-15 00:04:52.824045360 -0600 +++ boost-jam-3.1.9/jambase.c 2004-06-15 00:24:52.583654176 -0600 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ "BOOST_BUILD_PATH.user-value = $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;\n", "if ! $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) && $(UNIX)\n", "{\n", -"BOOST_BUILD_PATH = /usr/share/boost ;\n", +"BOOST_BUILD_PATH = /usr/share/boost/v2 ;\n", "}\n", "rule boost-build ( dir ? )\n", "{\n",
fixed now, thanks.
