Re: utter newbie from VC7.1

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-25 17:43:40

"aelfred1" <oeranger7_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I'd like to use the bind library at the boost.org website, which 
> seems to involve using boost-build v2 and boost-jam to get set up. I 
> get to step 4 of the Boost.Build v2 Installation instructions 
> apparently OK, with the following output:
>
> Boost.Build V2 (Milestone 9.1)
> Boost.Jam 03.01.09
>
> Then I enter the user-config.jam file, uncommenting
>
> #using msvc
>
> but changing it, since I am using VC7.1, to 
>
> using vc7

What Rene said. But, in addition, for BBv2 you want:

using msvc : 7.1 ;

Although, if you only have one version of msvc installed, I think

using msvc ;

works just as well. Don't the BBv2 docs cover this? If not, they
should!

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