Bug 17697

Summary:	boost c++ lib failed compile
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Richard Reich <gentoobugs>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Richard Reich 2003-03-17 12:16:19 UTC

Boost C++ library faild to compile.  After doing some poking around with boost,
I realized that jam is needed.  I emerged jam then tried an ebuild
/usr/portage/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.29.0.ebuild.  This worked.  From what I can
see, the boost ebuild should be made dependant on jam.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.unmerge jam if you allready have it
2.ebuild /usr/portage/dev-libs/boost/boost-1.29.0.ebuild compile
3.it should fail

Actual Results:  
a faild compile

Expected Results:  
compile correctly

Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-03-17 22:34:59 UTC

>>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
>>> dev-libs/boost-1.29.0 merged.
>>> Recording dev-libs/boost in "world" favorites file...

 dev-libs/boost
    selected: none
   protected: 1.29.0
     omitted: none

>>> clean: No packages selected for removal.

>>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
>>> Auto-cleaning packages ...

>>> No outdated packages were found on your system.


 * GNU info directory index is up-to-date.

sephora libwmf # emerge -p jam

These are the packages that I would merge, in order:

Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild  N   ] dev-util/jam-2.4

Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-03-17 22:35:47 UTC

seeing as it will emerge without jam, my guess is that you used to have jam installed, and something else which boost links to, used to link to jam, thus causing your headache..  ldd is your friend...