Public bug reported: The boost build tool, b2 is important for any project that is using the boost build system for its own purposes.
It is distributed in Ubuntu as part of the `libboost-tools-dev` package. However, it is renamed `bjam` there. The `bjam` name is archaic. Something like five years ago, they decided to rename it to `b2` since it doesn't interoperate with the old perforce version `bjam` which isn't developed anymore. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5759434/boost-installation http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_48_0.html I understand that the ubuntu package still calls it `bjam` to avoid breakage (presumably), but can't it at least provide a symlink called `b2`? It seriously confused me for a long time why I couldn't get travis-ci to use `b2` after installing `libboost-all-dev`. ** Affects: boost-defaults (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to boost-defaults in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1600391 Title: No b2 executable in libboost-tools-dev Status in boost-defaults package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The boost build tool, b2 is important for any project that is using the boost build system for its own purposes. It is distributed in Ubuntu as part of the `libboost-tools-dev` package. However, it is renamed `bjam` there. The `bjam` name is archaic. Something like five years ago, they decided to rename it to `b2` since it doesn't interoperate with the old perforce version `bjam` which isn't developed anymore. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5759434/boost-installation http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_48_0.html I understand that the ubuntu package still calls it `bjam` to avoid breakage (presumably), but can't it at least provide a symlink called `b2`? It seriously confused me for a long time why I couldn't get travis-ci to use `b2` after installing `libboost-all-dev`. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boost-defaults/+bug/1600391/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
