Re: [boost] [build] msvc-14 linker step failing?

Subject: Re: [boost] [build] msvc-14 linker step failing?
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-02-04 18:25:01

AMDG

On 02/04/2018 11:13 AM, John Maddock via Boost wrote:
> I have, and have had for some time:
> 
> using msvc : 14.0 : "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio
> 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe" ;
> 

  Does it work if you add <rewrite-setup-scripts>off (as the next
argument after the compiler)?

> In my user-config.jam
> 
> However, with current develop this leads to the linker step always failing:
> 
> 
> msvc.manifest
> ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\config\test\config_info.test\msvc-14.0s11\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\config_info.exe
> 
> 'mt' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> 
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  if exist
> "..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\config\test\config_info.test\msvc-14.0s11\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\config_info.exe.manifest"
> (
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  call
> "..\..\..\bin.v2\standalone\msvc\msvc-14.0s11\address-model-64\architecture-x86\msvc-setup.bat"
> amd64 >nul
> Â mt -nologo -manifest
> "..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\config\test\config_info.test\msvc-14.0s11\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\config_info.exe.manifest"
> "-outputresource:..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\config\test\config_info.test\msvc-14.0s11\debug\address-model-64\link-static\runtime-link-static\config_info.exe;1"
> 
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  )
> 
> As you can see no tool name is set on the start of the command line.
> 
> Anyone any ideas?
> 

The command line looks right.  Check the contents of msvc-setup.bat.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe