Re: [jamboost] Re: [v2] incompatible msvc.jam and rc.jam

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-18 06:03:31

janssoaf wrote:
> --- In jamboost_at_[hidden], "Alexey Pakhunov" <lx_uk_at_i...> wrote:
> > Just remove "import rc ;" at all. It is not needed any more if you
>
> use msvc.jam.
>
> > It is still required if you use other compiler than Visual C++.
>
> These projects are built with msvc and gcc where it is also desirable
> to include version resources in the build products.

Can gcc link to RES files? I'm asking because rc.jam converts RC to OBJ and 
the generator in msvc.jam converts RC to RES, and this inconsistency is not 
good. 

- Volodya