Re: V2: msvc-6 problem with static build

From: Kirill Lapshin (klapshin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-06 19:06:55

epr0nk wrote:

> I tried it with both msvc-6 and msvc-7.1 (from both bash and cmd)
> My bjam is build as Boost.Jam Version 3.1.9. OS=CYGWIN.
> I also noticed # include is not found by the dependency scan.

I think I've seen this error before, but forgot to report it to list. 
Basically msvc toolset is broken for CygWin version of bjam. It works 
fine for MSVC version of bjam though. So quick workaround is to compile 
bjam with msvc.

The problem lies in msvc.jam:

if [ os.name ] in NT
{
# lots of code skipped

actions archive
{
if exist "$(<[1])" DEL "$(<[1])"
$(.LD) /lib /NOLOGO /out:"$(<[1])" @"$(<[2])"
}
}
else # CYGWIN
{
# lots of code skipped

actions archive
{
_bbv2_out_="$(<)"
if test -f "$_bbv2_out_" ; then
_bbv2_existing_="$(<:W)"
fi
$(.LD) /lib /NOLOGO "/out:$(<:W)" $_bbv2_existing_ @"$(>:W)"
}
}

As you can see the code for some reason is different. From the log 
posted by Eddie, one can see that _bbv2_out has two elements -- lib file 
and rsp file. Having both /out:foo.lib /out:foo.rsp drives linker crazy.

I think CygWin version has to be rewritten to read

actions archive
{
if test -f "$(<[1])" ; then
rm "$(<[1])"
fi
$(.LD) /lib /NOLOGO "/out:$(<[1])" @"$(<[2])"
}

Disclaimer: this change has not been tested.

--Kirill