Re: [Boost-build] threading=multi and msvc

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-13 03:19:43

Phillip Seaver wrote:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:

[snip]

>> 
>> Ok, now what do you think should happen on MSVC, for the following
>> example: 
>> 
>>    exe a : a.cpp
>>     :  <threading>single <runtime-link>shared
>>             ;
>> 
>> Should this silently use <threading>multi, or be a an error?
> 
> 
> Whichever you choose to silently ignore, it will be wrong for
> someone.  :-> 
> 
> Seriously, though, I think it should be an error.  Either the user
> will 
> get multi-threaded code when they didn't expect it, or they will be
> linking the static CRT in when they wanted to link against the DLL. 
> It 
> violates the principle of least surprise.

+1 for generating an error.

/ Johan