Re: [v2] New msvc auto-configuration broken?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-12 06:28:14

Alexey Pakhunov <alexeypa_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> notice: msvc-6.0 detected, command: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\CL.EXE'
>> .
>> .
>> .
>> c:/boost/tools/build/v2/build\feature.jam:272: in implied-subfeature from module feature
>> error: "6.0" is not a known subfeature value of <toolset>msvc
>> 
>> What's going on?
>
> Looks like you don't have 'using msvc : 6.0 ;' in site-config or 
> user-config. 

Oh, but I did. My 

using msvc : 6.6 ;

stopped working, which is how I noticed this. Then I switched to

using msvc : 6.0 ;

and still no dice.

> Even if a configuration is detected you still have to 
> enable it. You can use 'using msvc : all ;' to enable all found 
> configurations.

I eventually did that, but I think some later msvc-related config
stuff interfered. It didn't start working until I removed the
following "import msvc-config ;"

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Dave Abrahams
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