Re: [Boost-build] msvc 8.0 and threading=multi

From: Bronek Kozicki (brok_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-15 16:34:20

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> In V1 sources I read this:
> 
>             # vc8 doesn't have any single threaded runtime
>             switch $(toolset)
>             {
>                 case vc-8* : requirements += <threading>multi ;
>             }
> 
> can somebody clarify this? Does it mean that options like /ML will lead to 
> errors right away?

yes. It only has multithreaded dynamic /MD and static /MT runtime.

> Does it make sense to even add threading-multi for this compiler if it's 
> always MT?

IMHO yes, for genericity. But <threading>single should trigger toolset 
error.

B.