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

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] PDB support, pt. 2
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-29 12:57:49

On Saturday 29 August 2009 Steven Watanabe wrote:

> AMDG
> 
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > On Wednesday 05 August 2009 Michel Krämer wrote:
> >   
> >> 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
> >>     
> >
> > Do any MSVC experts have any insight into this issue? For convenience,
> > here's the original email explaining the issue:
> >
> > 	http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/21227
> >   
> 
> The problem is that msvc requires the same pdb to be specified for
> the precompiled header as for the executable.  Currently the precompiled
> header generates the pdb in the default location, while the executable
> generates it depending on the executable's name.

Oh, bummer. So, there's no way to have one PCH used by more than one
executable/library, while still naming the pdb file as library.dll.pdb?
Shall this per-target pdb name behaviour be controlled by some option,
then?

- Volodya