[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6883: build.bat not using the 32-bit Visual Studio 2010 installation path

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6883: build.bat not using the 32-bit Visual Studio 2010 installation path
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-09 15:05:44

#6883: build.bat not using the 32-bit Visual Studio 2010 installation path
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 Reporter:  adam.preble@…          |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new                    |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  Building Boost         |     Version:  Boost 1.49.0    
 Severity:  Problem                |    Keywords:  build.bat VC10  
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 See also #6846 (bootstrap)

 I had the same problems there but didn't want to overtake ownership on
 that trac issue.

 With Visual Studio 2010, in a Visual Studio Command Prompt, bootstrap will
 fail.  It cannot find any of the headers.  I am looking at the build.bat
 and I think it's latching on to %ProgramFiles% to set the paths.  Like
 this:

 if EXIST "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\VCVARSALL.BAT" (
     set "BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET=vc10"
     set "BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET_ROOT=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio
 10.0\VC\"

 I used the recommended installation path for my edition and it put
 vcvarsall.bat in: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC

 Unfortunately %ProgramFiles% comes up with the 64-bit path "C:\Program
 Files" -- note the omission of "(x86)" in there.  So dead right there.

 I should note I can work fine if I call vcvarsall.bat manually before
 running bootstrap.

 I don't have a firm recommendation here one what to do.  Perhaps you can
 probe the registry for installation keys for Visual Studio, and from there
 derive the path.  If you don't have an installation handy on which to
 experiment I can submit myself to some probes.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6883>
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