[package] boost/1.72.0: Build failure, Visual Studio 2017

Package and Environment Details (include every applicable attribute)

• Package Name/Version: boost/1.72.0
• Operating System+version: Windows 10 1803
• Compiler+version: Visual Studio 2017 v15.9.20
• Docker image: n/a
• Conan version: conan 1.22.1
• Python version: Python 3.6.7

Note: This problem started when RREV 98625d3ee856ce5020b7b74cded93fcf hit our system. If I force it to fb172ee71c4f6eab2c23b1ec1781ef01, it works.

Pinning the RREV is impractical, because if I pin it in our problem project, Conan complains that the version is different from boost/1.72.0 as used in requirements.

$ conan search -r conan-center-virtual 'boost/1.72.0@' -rev
Revisions for 'boost/1.72.0' at remote 'conan-center-virtual':
98625d3ee856ce5020b7b74cded93fcf (2020-02-11 09:47:21 UTC)
fb172ee71c4f6eab2c23b1ec1781ef01 (2020-02-05 20:33:40 UTC)
cd9a117751c1780db2e4107e55a96893 (2020-02-05 13:08:27 UTC)
1a89a2caf9cecf010acc949e84032851 (2020-01-31 10:09:08 UTC)
65bf1d6b91bdc49ec202f9baae1299a4 (2020-01-15 17:57:53 UTC)

Conan profile (output of conan profile show default or conan profile show <profile> if custom profile is in use)

Configuration for profile default:

[settings]
os=Windows
os_build=Windows
arch=x86_64
arch_build=x86_64
compiler=Visual Studio
compiler.version=15
build_type=Release
[options]
[build_requires]
[env]

Steps to reproduce (Include if Applicable)

$ conan install -if build boost/1.72.0@ -s os=Windows -s arch=x86_64 -s compiler="Visual Studio" -s compiler.version=15 -s build_type=Release -s compiler.runtime=MT --build missing

Logs (Include/Attach if Applicable)

See https://gist.github.com/datalogics-kam/45d33174d562d4d5b98efd73fa8248c8

[SSE4]

such kinds of errors happen from time to time on certain systems. particularly, if system cannot allocate enough memory needed for the compiler. situation quickly gets worse on parallel builds. also, it’s more noticable with C++ code, especially if it uses lots of templates (like boost), which have to be instantiated numerous times, consuming the memory rapidly.

few things you can try:

1. disable parallel builds, e.g. by setting CONAN_CPU_COUNT=1
2. disable precompiled headers, e.g. by passing boost:extra_b2_flags=pcf=off option
3. try to get more available memory (increase page file size, close some applications not needed during the build)
4. try to specify the Zm compiler flag to increase compiler heap (as noted in C1076)

if none of these helps, I’d say you need to submit an issue to the Visual Studio bug tracker (but first ensure you have installed all updates for Visual Studio).

[SSE4]

feel free to submit pull requests you need (e.g. for pcf option, or for setting /Zm). in the past, I’ve already seen boost didn’t compile properly with pch on Mac, for instance. so it’s worth to expose it as an option, as we know that pch might be problematic to use.