Re: [jamboost] Re: uttermost newbie

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-27 12:24:58

debroozey wrote:

> http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started.html
> 
> Thankyou for this. Now I don't know what it means when it talks 
> about MSVC_ROOT and VISUALC variables. These are recognised by the 
> msvc toolset apparently. 

Those are variables that the Boost.Build toolsets understand. The 
variables can be specified either by setting them in the shell 
environment, i.e. using the "set" command in the DOS shell, or by 
specifying it on the bjam command, with "-s<varname>=<value>".

>Does this mean that visual studio 
> understands them and I should define one in project settings? 

No. They are strictly command shell usage.

>Or 
> something else? IOW what do I have to do? I have put vc98/bin on 
> the path but still cannot do bjam --version. 

1. You should read the documentation that comes with MSVC about how to 
use the command line compiler tools. They specifically mention a batch 
file, VCVARS32.BAT or VSVARS32.BAT depending on the MSVC version, which 
you execute to setup the compiler. It sets a bunch of environment 
variables, running that single batch file is easier than manually 
telling Boost.Build where MSVC is installed.

2. There is no bjam "--version" option. Some of the supported options 
are mentioned in the getting started docs. Additional ones are mentioned 
in the Boost.Jam docs 
(http://www.boost.org/tools/build/jam_src/index.html and 
http://www.boost.org/tools/build/jam_src/Jam.html). In this case the 
option that prints out version info is "-v".

For example you might do this:

a. launch a command shell.
b. run the VCVARS32.bat script. If it's in the path you would type 
"vcvars32" and return.
c. change to the boost distribution directory. ex: "cd c:\boost_1_31_0"
d. run bjam to build assuming the bjam.exe is also in the PATH: "bjam 
-sTOOLS=msvc install"

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