Re: [boost] Build/install problems: BOOST 1_34 using VS.net

From: David Klein (dave_chp_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-30 09:09:49

dhruva wrote:
> Hi,
>  I am building BOOST using VS.net as follows (build goes fine):
>
> on the command prompt:
> cmd>bjam --toolset=msvc
> cmd>bjam --toolset=msvc --prefix=e:\boost install
>
> The installed libraries have "vc" instead of "vc71". The auto_link.hpp
> tries to link to libraries with "vc71". Is this a known issue?
>
> I try to build using the --layout=system as:
> cmd>bjam --toolset=msvc --layout=system
> cmd>bjam --toolset=msvc --layout=system install
>
> The copied libraries have libname-mt.lib (ex: boost_thread-mt.lib). To
> link with non-versioned plain libraries, I define
> BOOST_AUTO_LINK_NOMANGLE in the user.hpp.
>
> This tries to link with libname.lib (ex: boost_thread.lib) and that
> file will not be there. Is there something else I need to do or is it
> a known problem with this BETA?
>
> with best regards,
> dhruva
>
>   
hi druva,

try: --toolset=msvc-7.1

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regards,
dave