boost 1.75 build fail in CentOS 7 with gcc 8. #718
Description
I'm trying to install boost 1.75 on CentOS 7, but I can't build b2.
./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr --with-python=python3
Building B2 engine..
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> g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 8.3.1 20190311 (Red Hat 8.3.1-3)
Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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> g++ -x c++ -std=c++11 -O2 -s -DNDEBUG builtins.cpp class.cpp command.cpp compile.cpp constants.cpp cwd.cpp debug.cpp debugger.cpp execcmd.cpp filesys.cpp frames.cpp function.cpp glob.cpp hash.cpp hcache.cpp hdrmacro.cpp headers.cpp jam.cpp jamgram.cpp lists.cpp make.cpp make1.cpp md5.cpp mem.cpp modules.cpp native.cpp object.cpp option.cpp output.cpp parse.cpp pathsys.cpp regexp.cpp rules.cpp scan.cpp search.cpp jam_strings.cpp startup.cpp subst.cpp sysinfo.cpp timestamp.cpp variable.cpp w32_getreg.cpp modules/order.cpp modules/path.cpp modules/property-set.cpp modules/regex.cpp modules/sequence.cpp modules/set.cpp execunix.cpp fileunix.cpp pathunix.cpp -o b2
function.cpp: In function ‘void parse_var_string(const char*, const char*, dynamic_array*)’:
function.cpp:2216:17: error: ‘else’ without a previous ‘if’
else
^~~~
Failed to build B2 build engine
What I still lack for me to be able to do that? Thank you!
PS: Is there a possibility that I can do this using the clang? I have version 11 installed.