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

Subject: Re: [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-03-25 18:59:21

AMDG

On 3/25/19 12:09 PM, Paul A. Bristow via Boost wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> using msvc
>   : # Version VS 2019 preview
>     14.2
>   : # compiler location (Note that the file layout completely changed recently)
>     "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Preview/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.20.27508/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe"
>     : # Options
>     <define>BOOST_CONFIG_SUPPRESS_OUTDATED_MESSAGE # Needed if you are working on develop or master ahead of the latest release.
>  ;

I recommend adding <setup>"C:/path/to/vcvarsall.bat"
I don't know whether this will fix everything, but
the immediate cause of the errors that you're seeing
is that the location of vcvarsall.bat is version dependent
and Boost.Build fails to find it.

> 
> <snip>
> 
> Suggestions on where I am going wrong welcome.
> 

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe