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: Tom Kent (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-03-20 21:52:04

Sorry all, I meant to send this to the list but only replied to Daniel.
This adds an option 4 and 5.

On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Tom Kent <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:

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>
> On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Daniel James <dnljms_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>> On 19 March 2017 at 13:10, Tom Kent via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Option 1 - 14.10 Use microsoft toolset version based on cl.exe version
>> -5.
>> > This is the official version of the c++ toolset that microsoft has been
>> > pushing (somewhere). The new $(VCToolsVersion) macro is "14.10.25017",
>> this
>> > macro is not available in previous versions of visual studio.
>> >
>> > build bootstrap would use bootstrap.bat vc1410
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> > 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".
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> > I *think* that is all the reasonable options. Let the consensus form!
>>
>> I disagree, I think we should limit ourselves to values that Microsoft
>> actually uses. As far as I'm aware, they don't use 1410, and they
>> don't use 14.1. There are already too many ways of writing the version
>> number, adding more will just add to the confusion.
>>
>
> So 2-a would meet these requirements. However, I did overlook the mixed
> options:
>
> Option 4 (141 and 14.10) -
> build bootstrap would use bootstrap.bat vc141
> build of source would use b2 toolset=msvc-14.10
> build would generat libraries of the format libboost_NAME_vc141-OPTIONS-1_
> 64.lib
> config would auto-link libraries of the same format
> (4-a is the same as 2-a)
>
> Option 5 (1410 and 14.1) -
> build bootstrap would use bootstrap.bat vc1410
> build of source would use b2 toolset=msvc-14.1
> build would generat libraries of the format libboost_NAME_vc1410-OPTIONS-
> 1_64.lib
> config would auto-link libraries of the same format
> (5-a is the same as 1-a)
>
> Tom
>
>