Re: Boost.Build ignoring my toolset specification

From: David Abrahams (gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-20 09:45:31

David Abrahams <gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> My site-config.jam contains:
>
> using gcc : 3.2 ;
> using msvc : 7.1 ;
> using msvc : 6.5 ;
> using msvc : 7 ;
> using borland : : c:/tools/Borland/bcc55 ;
> using stlport : 4.5-0119 : c:/src/STLPort/STLport-4.5-0119 ;
> using stlport : 4.5.3 : c:/src/STLPort/STLport-4.5.3 ;
>
> But when I build my project, it seems to use gcc even if I write:
>
> bjam --v2 msvc-7.1
>
> The only way I can get it to use another compiler is to re-order the
> lines above.
>
> Clues?

One more thing: if I remove <library>/boost/thread from my lib
specification, the behavior goes away.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com