Installation error for boost 1.66

Question

I am trying to install Boost 1.66 alongside MinGW 7.2 on Windows 10.

I tried running boostrap.bat mingw as well as the bootstrap gcc present at C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine

I am getting this as a result:

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build>bootstrap gcc
Bootstrapping the build engine

Failed to bootstrap the build engine
Please consult bootstrap.log for furter diagnostics.

And the bootstrap.log file looks like:

###
### Using 'gcc' toolset.
###

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine>if exist bootstrap rd /S /Q bootstrap 

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine>md bootstrap 

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine>gcc -DNT -o bootstrap\jam0.exe  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 

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine>.\bootstrap\jam0 -f build.jam --toolset=gcc "--toolset-root= "  clean 
...found 1 target...
...updating 1 target...
...updated 1 target...

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine>.\bootstrap\jam0 -f build.jam --toolset=gcc "--toolset-root= "  
...found 161 targets...
...updating 3 targets...
[MKDIR] bin.ntx86_64
[COMPILE] bin.ntx86_64\b2.exe
gcc: error: command.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: compile.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: constants.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: debug.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: debugger.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: execcmd.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: frames.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: function.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: glob.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: hash.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: hcache.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: headers.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: hdrmacro.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: jam.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: jambase.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: jamgram.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: lists.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: make.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: make1.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: mem.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: object.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: option.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: output.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: parse.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: pathsys.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: regexp.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: rules.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: scan.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: search.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: subst.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: w32_getreg.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: timestamp.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: variable.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: strings.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: filesys.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: builtins.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: class.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: cwd.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: native.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: md5.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules\set.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules\path.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules\regex.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules\property-set.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules\sequence.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: modules\order.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: execnt.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: filent.c: No such file or directory
gcc: error: pathnt.c: No such file or directory
gcc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.

    "gcc"   -o bin.ntx86_64\b2.exe "-DNDEBUG" "-DOPT_HEADER_CACHE_EXT" "-DOPT_GRAPH_DEBUG_EXT" "-DOPT_SEMAPHORE" "-DOPT_AT_FILES" "-DOPT_DEBUG_PROFILE" "-DJAM_DEBUGGER" "-DOPT_FIX_TARGET_VARIABLES_EXT" "-DOPT_IMPROVED_PATIENCE_EXT" "-DNT" "-DYYSTACKSIZE=5000" "-pedantic" "-fno-strict-aliasing" "-s" "-O3" "-Wno-long-long" "command.c" "compile.c" "constants.c" "debug.c" "debugger.c" "execcmd.c" "frames.c" "function.c" "glob.c" "hash.c" "hcache.c" "headers.c" "hdrmacro.c" "jam.c" "jambase.c" "jamgram.c" "lists.c" "make.c" "make1.c" "mem.c" "object.c" "option.c" "output.c" "parse.c" "pathsys.c" "regexp.c" "rules.c" "scan.c" "search.c" "subst.c" "w32_getreg.c" "timestamp.c" "variable.c" "modules.c" "strings.c" "filesys.c" "builtins.c" "class.c" "cwd.c" "native.c" "md5.c" "modules\set.c" "modules\path.c" "modules\regex.c" "modules\property-set.c" "modules\sequence.c" "modules\order.c" "execnt.c" "filent.c" "pathnt.c" 

...failed [COMPILE] bin.ntx86_64\b2.exe...
...skipped bjam.exe for lack of b2.exe...
...failed updating 1 target...
...skipped 1 target...
...updated 1 target...

C:\Program Files\boost_1_66_0\tools\build\src\engine>exit /b 1 

Can I get some help in installation please?

Answer 1

It looks like you are building from the wrong directory: ~\boost_1_66_0\tools\build instead of ~\boost_1_66_0

The answer here describes how to build boost using MinGw towards the end.