Re: [jamboost] msvc configuration question

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-08 06:40:12

Thomas Witt wrote:
> > 2. If vcvars32.bat is in path, use that to find the path to compiler.
> > Invoke vcvars32.bat before all tool invocations. If vcvars32.bat is not
> > in path, look though default install location for versions 7.1, 7.0 and
> > 6. If compiler is found in any of locations, it will be used.
>
> When doing this you might want to use %ProgramFiles% instead of
> hardwiring the path to the standard program directory. MS had the
> exceptionaly clever idea of internationalizing the windows directory
> structure.

I'll keep this in mind. BTW, I recall something like that was needed for bjam 
build scripts.

Thanks,
Volodya