Re: [boost] [release] 1.64.0 Delayed because of Microsoft (version numbers)

Subject: Re: [boost] [release] 1.64.0 Delayed because of Microsoft (version numbers)
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-03-19 15:15:01

Tom Kent wrote:

> Option 2 - 14.1 Use the abbreviated toolset version that microsoft uses 
> for their toolset version. The $(PlatformToolsetVersion) macro is "141". 
> In VS2015 this was "140".
>
> build bootstrap would use bootstrap.bat vc141
> build of source would use b2 toolset=msvc-14.1
> build would generat libraries of the format 
> libboost_NAME_vc141-OPTIONS-1_64.lib
> config would auto-link libraries of the same format

+1.