Building boost with MinGW gives "argument error"

Question

I am trying to build boost with MinGW and have downloaded boost 1.45 and bjam Version 3.1.18. OS=NT

After cd'ing into the root of boost, I try to compile it with bjam toolset=gcc --build-type=complete stage which doesn't work. This is the start of the error messages that are returned:

C:\boost\boost_1_45_0>bjam toolset=gcc --build-type=complete  stage
C:/boost/boost_1_45_0/tools/build/v2/build\configure.jam:145: in builds-raw
*** argument error
* rule UPDATE_NOW ( targets * : log ? : ignore-minus-n ? )
* called with: ( <pbin.v2\libs\regex\build\gcc-mingw-4.5.2\debug>has_icu.exe :  : ignore-minus-n : ignore-minus-q )
* extra argument ignore-minus-q
(builtin):see definition of rule 'UPDATE_NOW' being called
C:/boost/boost_1_45_0/tools/build/v2/build\configure.jam:179: in configure.builds
C:/boost/boost_1_45_0/tools/build/v2/build\configure.jam:216: in object(check-target-builds-worker)@410.check

---------- deleted 27 lines ---------

Jamroot:648: in build-multiple
Jamroot:634: in object(top-level-target)@96.generate
C:/boost/boost_1_45_0/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:732: in generate-really
C:/boost/boost_1_45_0/tools/build/v2/build\targets.jam:704: in object(main-target)@628.generate
C:/boost/boost_1_45_0/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:735: in load
C:\boost\boost_1_45_0\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:283: in import
C:\boost\boost_1_45_0\tools\build\v2\kernel\bootstrap.jam:142: in boost-build
C:\boost\boost_1_45_0\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope

I'd appreciate any hint as to why I am getting these errors.

Answer 1

The following link might be helpful, it appears to be the same problem:

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user/64146

To summarise: you must use the bjam version included with boost 1.45.

And:

Still, isn't it wrong that the bjam build linked directly above the 1.45 download link can't build 1.45?

According to that link, don't use the Boost Jam link on the Boost downloads page. (Ie the version you have)