Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.63.0 Beta 1

Subject: Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.63.0 Beta 1
From: Jürgen Hunold (jhunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-11-21 04:50:17

Hi Olaf

Am Montag, 21. November 2016, 08:38:31 CET schrieb Olaf van der Spek:
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Olaf van der Spek <ml_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > Has support for VS2017RC still not been merged into b2? IIRC this part
> > was ready even before 1.62.

Yes, until MS changed the install path's of Visual Studio with Preview 5. And 
again with the RC. So we need to adopt Boost.Build again in the hope the 
current directory layout is kept for the final.

> With cl in the path:

> C:/VC/boost/tools/build/src/tools\msvc.jam:834: in generate-setup-cmd
> *** argument error
> * rule maybe-rewrite-setup ( toolset : setup-script : setup-options :
> version : rewrite-setup ? )
> * called with: ( msvc :  :  : default :  )

The internal detection logic is broken. I've taken a cursory look at it, but 
found no quick solution. Patches welcome.

An unreleased compiler still is no release blocker.

Yours,

Jürgen
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