Re: [jamboost] Bjam and using alternate installs of vc7.1 problems

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-30 08:01:34

Hi Brian,

> I am now trying to make this work:
>
> local VC_ROOT = [ modules.peek : VC71_ROOT ] ;
>
> # the line below does NOT work-VC71_ROOT points to the same thing
> # as the literal path on the line below
> using msvc : : VC_ROOT ;

This should be 

using msvc : : $(VC_ROOT) ;

> #this line NOW DOES work (with the space added at the end)
> # using msvc : : "C:/Data/Rmtg/Root/_CLE/Compilers/MS/VC/V_7_01/" ;
>
>
> (I am NOT using the bjam in CVS, but I am using the one released)

Hmm... that one is pretty old already. I should have released a new version 
long ago, but did not manage.

What's the error message in this case?

> Also- what changes will I have to make when the new boost.build v2 is
> released?

I think very few. The most important, probably, is that we've changed 
initialisation syntax for some toolsets -- including msvc, to make it 
consistent across all the toolsets we have.

>
> Thanks guys, your responsiveness is awesome :)

We're trying ;-)

- Volodya