Re: [Boost-build] PDB support, pt. 2

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] PDB support, pt. 2
From: Michel Krämer (michel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-05 03:55:41

Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, that's not the case.

I created a simple HelloWorld project, so you can test it yourself:
http://www.nabble.com/file/p24822377/helloworld.zip helloworld.zip 

Thanks,
Michel

Michael Weber-18 wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Michel Krämer <michel_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Michael Weber-18 wrote:
>> >
>> > I think most msvc users would agree that debug-store=database is a
>> > good default - it is the option we've used on many large projects for
>> > many years now. Also, the Visual Studio IDE uses this option by
>> > default for new projects.
>> >
>>
>> That's true, but I'm having trouble using pre-compiled headers now. I
>> just
>> checked out the latest boost build version from the SVN and tried to
>> compile
>> my project. Pre-compiled headers are on and debug-store is set to
>> "database", but I get the compiler errors C2858 and C2859 which tell me
>> that
>> the individual pdb file is not compatible to the one created for the
>> pre-compiled headers which is vc90.pdb actually:
>>
>> abc.cpp(12) : error C2858:
>> Â command-line option
>> (/Fdj:\projects\...\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\debug-store-databa
>> se\threading-multi\user-interface-gui\abc.pdb)' inconsistent with
>> precompiled header, which used  '/Fdj:\projects\...\vc90.pdb'
>> abc.cpp(12) : error C2859:
>> Â j:\projects\...\bin\msvc-
>> 9.0\debug\debug-store-database\threading-multi\user-interface-gui\abc.pdb
>> is
>> not the pdb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
>> recreate the precompiled header.
>>
>> If I remove the debug-store setting I do not get the error message
>> anymore,
>> but I'm not sure what consequences that has.
>>
>> So, I'd recommend not setting debug-store to "database" by default until
>> it
>> can be used in conjuction with pre-compiled headers.
>>
>> Please tell me if there is anything I'm missing.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Michel
> 
> Is your build trying to use precompiled headers that you generated
> before updating boost? If so, they would have references to the
> vc90.pdb files. After the PDB update, you'd need to execute a clean
> rebuild (deleting the pch files manually if boost's clean does not
> remove them), to regenerate PCH files with references to the new PDB
> files.
> 
> I am not using precompiled headers on my current project and did not
> test them with the PDB change I suggested. But they should word -- I'm
> certain I've used this PDB scheme with precompiled headers using IDE
> project files on a previous project.
> 
> regards
> Michael
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