Re: [Boost-build] Build requirements bug?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-24 22:25:21

Pedro Lamarão <pedro.lamarao_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Vladimir Prus escreveu:

>

>> Given that you explicitly require version 6.0 in target requirements, this is 

>> an expected result. If you want 6.0 to be default version, you need to put 

>> that to default build:

>> 

>>    exe test 

>>        : main.cpp 

>>        : # no requirements

>>        : <toolset>msvc

>>          <toolset-msvc:version>6.0

>>        ;

>

> Hum...

> Shouldn't that bjam invocation fail?

> My intention is not to make msvc-6.0 the default compiler, but the only

> compiler where this target builds.

> It seems weird that I request toolset=msvc-7.1 on the command line and

> the target builds with another toolset.

I agree, that violates reasonable expectations.

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Dave Abrahams
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