Re: [boost] Full MS compiler version info?

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-24 07:14:39

Indeed - but I didn't see the MS BUILD number - needed to distinguish
between 8.0 beta 1, 2, 2.5 ... and final(s).  Microsoft have ideas on
version numbering which seem dotty to me, but they have ...

Paul
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Rene Rivera
| Sent: 23 November 2005 19:25
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: Re: [boost] Full MS compiler version info?
| 
| 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
| 
|