[Boost-build] Build not finding include files from Boost_root

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-19 06:43:07

I am being driven demented by Boost_build - yet again :-((

*Please* can someone suggest what I am doing wrong.

No files #include <...> are being found, for example see below.

Cannot open include file: 'boost/test/included/test_exec_monitor.hpp': No such file or directory

(The project builds fine with MSVC IDE, so the file does exist).

This suggests that the BOOST_ROOT (= I:\boost_1_34_0 for me) path is not being found?

I have added 

 <include>$(BOOST_ROOT) to the jamfile.v2

project
    : requirements
      <include>../../..
      <include>$(BOOST_ROOT) 
   ;

run test_color_persistance.cpp ;

And finally the include files enclosed in <> s are found.

Why do I need to do this?
What should I do to avoid it?

Thanks.

Paul

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I:\Boost-sandbox\SOC\2007\visualization\libs\svg_plot\test>bjam --v2
...found 57 targets...
...updating 4 targets...
compile-c-c++ ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistance.test\msv
c-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_color_persistance.obj
test_color_persistance.cpp
test_color_persistance.cpp(1) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'bo
ost/test/included/test_exec_monitor.hpp': No such file or directory
    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 >nul
cl /Zm800 -nologo @"..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistance.te
st\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_color_persistance.obj.rsp"
...failed compile-c-c++ ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistanc
e.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_color_persistance.obj...
...skipped <p..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistance.test\msvc
-8.0\debug\threading-multi>test_color_persistance.exe for lack of <p..\..\..\bin
.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistance.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-mult
i>test_color_persistance.obj...
...skipped <p..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistance.test\msvc
-8.0\debug\threading-multi>test_color_persistance.run for lack of <p..\..\..\bin
.v2\libs\svg_plot\test\test_color_persistance.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-mult
i>test_color_persistance.exe...
...failed updating 1 target...
...skipped 3 targets...