Re: msvc toolset /Zm400 change?

From: jhrwalter (walter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-18 14:35:04

Hi Beman,

you wrote:

> The msvc toolset currently sets compiler switch /Zm400
>
> When the first ublas test was added to status/Jamfile, it fails vc7 
with
> the message: D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
> .NET\Vc7\include\ostream(647) : fatal error C1076: compiler limit :
> internal heap limit reached; use /Zm to specify a higher limit
>
> I tried /Zm800, and the test then compiles and passes the runtime 
test
too.
>
> Will it cause anyone pain if I move /Zm400 up to /Zm800 in the msvc
> toolset?

I remember, that this option may cause problems on some newer(!) 
systems, so
I'd currently tend to either introduce something like

<msvc><*><cxxflags>"/Zm800"

in the local ublas jamfiles or to reduce the size of the tests.

Best regards

Joerg