[C++-sig] Re: "unknown dependent target" error

[Mike Rovner]

"David Abrahams" <dave at boost-consulting.com> wrote in message
news:un0lrirbm.fsf at boost-consulting.com...

> You didn't follow the instructions at
>
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/boost/boost/libs/p
ython/doc/building.html#outside,
> in particular the part about starting with the archive at
> http://www.boost.org/libs/python/example/project.zip

Thank you. That fix it.

But I ran into old problem with diagnostics: "don't know how to make"

Here is (relevant) part of bjam -d3 output:
make -- all
time -- all: unbound
make --  shell
time --  shell: unbound
make --   first
time --   first: unbound
made stable   first
made stable  shell
make --  files
time --  files: unbound
make --   first
made stable  files
make --  lib
time --  lib: unbound
make --   first
made stable  lib
make --  dll
time --  dll: unbound
make --   first
make --   <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.pyd
bind --   <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.pyd:
bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\ext.pyd
time --   <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.pyd: missing
make --    C:\Python22\libs\python22.lib
time --    C:\Python22\libs\python22.lib: Mon Apr 15 09:28:48 2002
made newer    C:\Python22\libs\python22.lib
make --
time --    : missing
don't know how to make
made+ nofind
make --    <directory-grist>bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic
bind --    <directory-grist>bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic:
bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic
time --    <directory-grist>bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic: Thu
Jan 23 13:25:55 2003
[skip]
make --     C:\Python22\libs\python22.lib
make --
made+ nomake    <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.CMD
make --    <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.obj
make --    <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.lib
bind --    <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.lib:
bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\ext.lib
time --    <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.lib: missing
make --     C:\Python22\libs\python22.lib
make --
make --     <directory-grist>bin\ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic
make --     <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.CMD
make --     <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.obj
make --     <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.pyd
made+ nomake    <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.lib
made+ nomake   <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.pyd
make --   <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.lib
made nomake  dll
make --  exe
time --  exe: unbound
make --   first
made stable  exe
make --  obj
time --  obj: unbound
make --   first
make --   <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.obj
made stable  obj
make --  first
made nomake all
...found 966 targets...
...can't find 1 target...
...can't make 3 targets...
...skipped <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.CMD for lack of ...
...skipped <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.lib for lack of ...
...skipped <ext.pyd\vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic>ext.pyd for lack of ...
...skipped 3 targets...

May be now it can be solved.

Thanks,
Mike