Re: [Boost-build] Metacomm msvc 6.5: /Zm800 option

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-17 09:27:13

On Saturday 13 May 2006 20:27, David Abrahams wrote:
> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> > On Saturday 13 May 2006 02:17, David Abrahams wrote:
> >> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >
> > You mean, "cl" is something completely different? Like, ehm, 5.0 version
> > of msvc?
>
> For example, yes.
>
> >> > I suggest fixing the configuration
> >> > so that vcvars32.bat gets called.  I'm actually surprised it's getting
> >> > missed.  Volodya, can you explain why?
> >
> > I've looked at the code, and "vcvars32.bat" should always be called,
> > except when V2 can't find "cl.exe" at all -- meaning it's not in
> > PATH and the path provided in "using" invocation is incorrect.
>
> Shouldn't initialization post an error in that case?

It used to produce a warning. IIRC, this is no longer the case, see:

  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/12404

- Volodya

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