Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9214: (Windows) bjam should choose the msvc version from the current visual studio prompt

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9214: (Windows) bjam should choose the msvc version from the current visual studio prompt
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-12-08 04:58:38

#9214: (Windows) bjam should choose the msvc version from the current visual
studio prompt
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  Reporter:  desurium@…        |      Owner:
      Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  Building Boost
   Version:  Boost 1.53.0      |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
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Comment (by dave@…):

 I've just crashed into this *feature* with Boost 1.59.0 when wanting a
 VS2103 build with VS2015 also installed. Setting `toolset=msvc-12.0`
 didn't work; `b2` reported:
 {{{
 notice: [msvc-cfg] msvc-14.0 detected, command: 'C:\Program Files
 (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\cl.exe'
 notice: [msvc-cfg] msvc-12.0 detected, command: 'C:\Program Files
 (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\cl.exe'
 notice: will use 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
 14.0\VC\bin\cl.exe' for msvc, condition <toolset>msvc-14.0
 }}}
 and happily used the version I **did not** specify.

 The solution is to edit `project-config.jam` and set:
 {{{
 using msvc : 12.0 ;
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9214#comment:5>
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