Failed to create boost 1.60 using Visual Studio 2015 Pro

Question

The platform is a Windows 2012R2 server. Toolbox - VS2015 with Update 1 and a set of drivers for Windows 10.

I launched "VS2015 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt", go to my unpacked folder boost_1_60_0 and run bootstrap.bat (also started with the option "msvc").

He quickly fails:

Building Boost.Build engine Failed to build Boost.Build engine. Please consult bootstrap.log for further diagnostics. You can try to obtain a prebuilt binary from http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=72941 Also, you can file an issue at http://svn.boost.org Please attach bootstrap.log in that case. 

And the contents of bootstrap.log:

 ### ### Using 'vc14' toolset. ### C:\git\3rdpartySW\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine>if exist bootstrap rd /S /Q bootstrap C:\git\3rdpartySW\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine>md bootstrap C:\git\3rdpartySW\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine>cl /nologo /RTC1 /Zi /MTd /Fobootstrap/ /Fdbootstrap/ -DNT -DYYDEBUG -wd4996 kernel32.lib advapi32.lib user32.lib /Febootstrap\jam0 command.c compile.c constants.c debug.c execcmd.c execnt.c filent.c frames.c function.c glob.c hash.c hdrmacro.c headers.c jam.c jambase.c jamgram.c lists.c make.c make1.c object.c option.c output.c parse.c pathnt.c pathsys.c regexp.c rules.c scan.c search.c subst.c timestamp.c variable.c modules.c strings.c filesys.c builtins.c md5.c class.c cwd.c w32_getreg.c native.c modules/set.c modules/path.c modules/regex.c modules/property-set.c modules/sequence.c modules/order.c command.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory compile.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory constants.c debug.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory execcmd.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory execnt.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory filent.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory frames.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory function.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory glob.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory hash.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory hdrmacro.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory headers.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory jam.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory jambase.c jamgram.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory lists.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory make.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory make1.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory object.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory Generating Code... Compiling... option.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory output.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory parse.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory pathnt.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory pathsys.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory regexp.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory rules.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory scan.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory search.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory subst.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory timestamp.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory variable.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory modules.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory strings.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory filesys.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory builtins.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory md5.c md5.c(55): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'string.h': No such file or directory class.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory cwd.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory w32_getreg.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\jam.h(34): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory Generating Code... Compiling... native.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory set.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory path.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory regex.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\modules\../mem.h(67): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdlib.h': No such file or directory property-set.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory sequence.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\strings.h(11): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory order.c c:\git\3rdpartysw\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine\modules\../mem.h(67): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdlib.h': No such file or directory Generating Code... C:\git\3rdpartySW\boost-build\boost_1_60_0\tools\build\src\engine>exit /b 2 

Any thoughts why I can't build? This site suggests that it should be very unsuccessful.

Answer 1

Based on Tmayto answer and workaround . I mentioned in my comment there, I found that ctype.h not in the Visual Studio tree, but rather in the Windows Kits Tree. In addition, it was not within the path specified by %INCLUDE% , but at 10.0.10240.0\ucrt (and 10.0.10150.0\ucrt ). So I added 10.0.10586.0 as hidden in addition to wdf (see image below for more details). Now forcing is under construction.

MS really needs to fix their stuff! One of the scenarios appears that only blindly assumes that the headers are in the "last" or "highest numbering" folder.

I don’t know what the consequences of this will be, since I have not yet started trying to compile the driver we need ... it is very embarrassing to do such things and potentially violate something significant later.

UPDATE . When installing WDK 10 and SDK 10, the 10.0.10586.0 folder 10.0.10586.0 filled properly, you don’t need to hide it either. Although I don’t know which set expanded this folder, I suspect that the previous lack of headers inside was due to the installation of an earlier version.

Answer 2

It seems that your linker cannot find the standard c / C ++ libraries. It looks like this could be a problem with Windows Driver Kit 10 if you have one, or if you are missing libraries. First, check C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include and see if you have files there, in particular those that look like stddef.h , stdlib.h and ctype.h

Otherwise, try renaming the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\wdf to something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\00wdf

It seems like people have succeeded in this, judging by this git issue and fooobar.com/questions/454271 / ....