Re: [boost] [build][1.59] Problems with VC14 and MSPDB140.DLL (was: [testing][teeks] MSVC-14 errors about MSPDB140.DLL)

Subject: Re: [boost] [build][1.59] Problems with VC14 and MSPDB140.DLL (was: [testing][teeks] MSVC-14 errors about MSPDB140.DLL)
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-08-07 21:44:19

On 8/7/2015 9:26 PM, Tom Kent wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 07.08.2015 21:21, John Maddock wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07/08/2015 17:24, Andrey Semashev wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 07.08.2015 19:09, John Maddock wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What are the steps to reproduce this? 64-bit msvc-14 builds seem to be
>>>>> OK for me,
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I described my steps at the beginning of the thread:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/build-Problems-with-VC14-and-MSPDB140-DLL-was-testing-teeks-MSVC-14-errors-about-MSPDB140-DLL-td4678359.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did you remove the b2_msvc_14.0_vcvarsall* files in your temp directory?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Got it, can confirm it's an issue when building with 32-bit bjam (which
>>> uses the cross compiler), if you build with 64-bit bjam then it uses the
>>> native 64-bit compiler, and everything is OK.
>>>
>>
>> I thought there's only one way to build bjam - by running
>> tools/build/src/engine/build.bat. That's how I've always been building it
>> anyway, and it always produced a 32-bit binary. How do you build a 64-bit
>> bjam?
>>
>>
> This problem will occur (with msvc-14.0) when using the bootstrap.bat file
> specified in the getting started directions.

Do you mean that it is a problem if bootstrap.bat picks msvc-14.0 as the 
"default" to use to bootstrap Boost build on Windows ?

Actually I have never really understand how bootstrap.bat picks a 
default compiler in order to bootstrap Boost build. Do you know ?