Re: [boost] [boost, config, context, log, 1.58] address-model and architecture detection

Subject: Re: [boost] [boost, config, context, log, 1.58] address-model and architecture detection
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-04-05 06:19:59

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Beman Dawes
> Sent: 04 April 2015 22:54
> To: Boost Developers List
> Subject: Re: [boost] [boost, config, context, log, 1.58] address-model and architecture detection
> 
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Vladimir Prus <vladimir_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'd appreciate if people test current state of master branch, and
> > report any concerns.
 
> Other questions:
> 
> * Should I be able to build both the 32-bit and 64-bit address models in the same b2 run?
> 
> * If so, what does the command line look like?
> 
> * Should auto-linking work?
> 
> * If so, how do the names for the library files differ?
> 
> * How do we tell a test to run against both 32 and 64-bit builds?
> 
> Thanks for working on this!

+1

Would it be easy to also echo the actual command line into the log file?

This would help refreshing ones memory of what one did last time.

Thanks

Paul

PS Is it time to allow 32 and 64 linker file names to be different?

Or else can you suggest how to manage testing in 32 and 64 builds.