Index: stage.jam
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RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/tools/build/v2/tools/stage.jam,v
retrieving revision 1.75
retrieving revision 1.76
diff -u -r1.75 -r1.76
--- stage.jam	21 Feb 2006 13:08:51 -0000	1.75
+++ stage.jam	17 Sep 2006 18:35:43 -0000	1.76
@@ -516,6 +516,22 @@
                 case vacpp* : toolset-tag += xlc ;
             }
             local version = [ MATCH "<toolset.*version>([0123456789]+)[.]([0123456789]*)" : $(properties) ] ;
+            # For historical reasons, vc6.0 and vc7.0 use different
+            # naming.
+            if $(toolset-tag) = vc
+            {
+                if $(version[1]) = 6
+                {
+                    # Cancel minor version.
+                    version = 6 ;
+                }
+                else if $(version[1]) = 7 && $(version[2]) = 0
+                {
+                    version = 7 ;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            
             toolset-tag += $(version) ;
         }