[C++-sig] bjam invocation error "rule copyright unknown in module man"

[Stefan Seefeld]

On 2018-05-04 12:47 PM, Everest Chen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I m following the non-install quickstart guide for a ubuntu 16.04, I 
> had problem at basic procedure step 4 
> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_66_0/libs/python/doc/html/building/no_install_quickstart.html
>
> the command is
> /example/tutorial$ bjam --debug-configuration
>
> then the msg is
> notice: found boost-build.jam at 
> /home/everest/Downloads/boost_1_67_0/boost-build.jam
> notice: loading Boost.Build from 
> /home/everest/Downloads/boost_1_67_0/tools/build/src
> /home/everest/Downloads/boost_1_67_0/tools/build/src/tools/types/man.jam:8: 
> in load
> ERROR: rule "Copyright" unknown in module "man".
>
> How to fix this? Thanks.

I forwarded the question to the Boost.Build maling list. Rene Rivera 
replied:

> It's using an old, probably system installed, b2 executable. You need 
> to use the b2 from the current boost distribution.


Stefan

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