[jamboost] Re: [BBv2] How to specify toolset to be used?

From: Andrey Melnikov (melnikov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-01 16:20:02

David Abrahams wrote:
> Andrey Melnikov <melnikov_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>BBv1 uses -sTOOLS=msvc syntax. How can I specify the toolset in bbv2? 
>>Now I use "using [ modules.peek : TOOLS ] ;" in my Jamfiles. Is there a 
>>more straightforward way?
> 
> 
> Put the "using" in your user-config.jam, and just specify "msvc" on
> the bjam command-line
> 
> bjam --v2 msvc whatever
> 
Do you mean that in user-config I specify configurations for all 
toolsets installed on my PC, and then use whatever toolset I want just 
by specifying its name on commandline?

Does msvc really means toolset=msvc? I got "unknown value for toolset 
feature" errors before, but now toolset=msvc works.

The documentation looks unclear for me now. I'll try to contribute 
getting started guide.

What if I have both msvc 7.1 and 8.0? How should I specify them both in 
user-config?

Can I build with multiple configurations with multiple toolsets at once?

Andrey