Re: [Boost-build] Autodetection for VC++ Express 2005 (Was: Response file woes in Windows)

From: Deane Yang (deane_yang_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-15 22:43:54

Had to install patch and put "using msvc : 8.0express ;", but it all 
worked! bjam.exe now detects everything automatically without me having 
to run vsvars32.bat first.

Thank you, Alexey Pakhunov and Reece Dunn.

Reece Dunn wrote:
> Deane Yang wrote:
>> Cool! But let me expose more of my ignorance. How do I apply this patch?
> 
> Assuming you have cygwin installed:
> 1.  open up a bash prompt;
> 2.  cd to your boost/build/v2/tools directory;
> 3.  type in the following:
> 
>     patch msvc.jam msvc_vc_express.diff
> 
> That will apply the patch (msvc_vc_express) to the specified file 
> (msvc.jam). If a diff file contains more than one file, cd to the 
> directory where it was created. Thus, if you see "tools/msvc.jam" or 
> something similar, you need to cd to build/v2. Then, just say:
> 
>     patch -i msvc_vc_express.diff
> 
> If you get stuck:
> 
>     patch --help
> 
> HTH,
> - Reece