在使用Visual Studio 2017构建Boost库1.69.0时,如何诊断或解决错误“rule”package.path“unknown”?

尝试从以下位置构建Boost 1.69.0时 新鲜、干净的结账 ,在Windows 10上,使用Visual Studio 2017,我遇到以下混淆错误消息:

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** Visual Studio 2017 Developer Command Prompt v15.0
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[vcvarsall.bat] Environment initialized for: 'x64'
C:/90cf73ea/tools/boost_install/.\boost-install-dirs.jam:15: in boost-install-dirs.includedir
ERROR: rule "package.paths" unknown in module "boost-install-dirs".
C:/90cf73ea/libs/headers/build/../../../tools/boost_install\boost-install.jam:721: in boost-install.install-cmake-config
libs\headers\build\Jamfile:87: in modules.load
C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:375: in load-jamfile
C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:64: in load
C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:89: in load-used-projects
C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:75: in load
C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:145: in project.find
C:/90cf73ea/tools/build/src\build-system.jam:618: in load
C:\90cf73ea\tools\build\src/kernel\modules.jam:295: in import
C:\90cf73ea\tools\build\src/kernel/bootstrap.jam:139: in boost-build
C:\90cf73ea\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope

我正在从vs2017命令提示符执行构建命令。我可以执行“bootstrap.bat”而不产生任何问题。运行“b2.exe toolset=msvc-14.1”(不考虑任何其他参数)会导致上述错误消息。如何诊断和/或解决此错误?