Re: [boost] Full MS compiler version info?

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-23 14:24:42

Paul A Bristow wrote:
> Installation of the final 8.0 (after beta 1 and 2) has caused me some
> confusion because the output build logs don't contain the full compiler
> version.  For example using a post build event with the test suite, as
> recommended (- strongly see PS below) 
> 
> --build_info=yes
> 
> includes this info:
> 
> Platform: Win32
> Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ version 8.0
> STL     : Dinkumware standard library version 405
> Boost   : 1.33.0
> 
> The macro _MSC_FULL_VER is 140050215
> 
>  looks like version 1400 build 50215
> 
> Would it be useful to decode in boost/config/compiler/visual.hpp this into
> version 8.0 and build 50215? (Or?)
> 
> A new macro BOOST_COMPILER_BUILD ?
> 
> So that various releases can be distingushed?

You mean like this:

http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?BoostConfig
BOOST_USER: BoostConfig

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