boost 1.35.0 build fails

[Ryan Schmidt]

On May 12, 2008, at 7:33 AM, Igor Mikushkin wrote:

> When I try to install boost I get this error:
>
> --->  Building boost with target all
> Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel 
> _boost/work/boost_1_35_0"
> && gmake all " returned error 2
> Command output: Makefile:2: *** missing separator.  Stop.
>
>
> First 3 lines of Makefile:
>
> BJAM=./tools/jam/src/
> ...skipped bjam for lack of ...
> ...failed updating 1 target.../bjam
>
>
> (I didn't have installed BJAM before boost installation)

The boost port says it depends on the boost-jam port. So just to make  
sure: the boost-jam port did get installed for you automatically, yes?

> After manual ./configure all is OK.

Explain. You went into the worksrcdir and ran "./configure" and then  
tried "sudo port install boost" again and it worked? Or what?

> Is this a bug?


Hard to know at this point. What version of Mac OS X, Xcode, and  
MacPorts do you have, and on what processor? Someone with a similar  
configuration could try it out and see if we can reproduce the problem.