Re: [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69

Subject: Re: [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
From: Trueman, Chris (ctrueman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-02-24 09:20:17

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Following your steps, b2 is still trying to use the VS2017 compiler that I have installed. I can't seem to make it choose the VS2019 compiler.

Chris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot via Boost
Sent: 22 February 2019 11:35
To: boost_at_[hidden]
Cc: Mateusz Loskot
Subject: Re: [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69

When building Boost with VS2019, for the time being,forget about the
toolset name.
Do not configure anything in user-config.jam or anywhere
Launch VS2019 command prompt, then ./bootstrap.bat and run b2
In --layout=verioned build, it will generate libraries named with 'msvc-14.1'.
Just accept that, ignoring the fact it mismatches the reality
or build with --layout=system.

I have managed to run MP11 and System tests
https://gist.github.com/mloskot/4d34a6f6d0e60a543f2ed153af87dcd9
https://gist.github.com/mloskot/efbfb2b33c99b8f70cfe4f912a8ec4d6

I use VS2019 for Boost.GIL development, building required Boost libraries with
b2 --with-filesystem --with-test --layout=system
This way, GIL's CMakeLists.txt can detect the Boost libraries fine
and I can build and run GIL tests i VS 2019.

ML

On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 at 12:25, Paul A. Bristow via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> If you are confused about what is going on using b2 (sadly, a not unusual state :-( for one daft language writing another daft
> language), I find
>
> b2 --debug-configuration and -d2 ... produces much output, but also potential illumination.
>
> Windows path are a minefield and there is a special place in hell for whoever allowed spaces in failenames, and muddled back and
> forward slashes.
>
> \ is the escape char, so if you really want a \, convert to \\.  Typically needed for Windows filenames.
>
> If you really want a ", put \" ...
>
> HTH
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Trueman, Chris via Boost
> > Sent: 19 February 2019 12:18
> > To: boost_at_[hidden]
> > Cc: Trueman, Chris
> > Subject: [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
> >
> > Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself given the recent topic about picking a version number for the latest MSVC toolset but I'm
> > having trouble building boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 2019 preview. I blindly assumed the toolset was 14.20 (given the directory
> > where cl.exe is found). Letting b2 determine the version yields vc141 in the lib names. Trying to force 142 with:
> >
> > using msvc : 14.2 : <path to cl.exe> ;
> >
> > in project-config.jam yields errors about unescaped characters.
> >
> > Suggestions welcomed.
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris.
> >
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