Re: [Boost-build] msvc: x64, ia64

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-18 12:53:24

on Wed Jul 18 2007, Vladimir Prus <ghost-AT-cs.msu.su> wrote:

> On Monday 16 July 2007 16:07:15 David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> > On Monday 16 July 2007 06:53:08 David Abrahams wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2007/01/16042.php
>> >
>> > So, you're saying that
>> >
>> >  msvc.configure 8.0 : "<command>c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\\VC\\BIN\\amd64\\cl" 
>> > 	"<setup>C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\\VC\\vcvarsall.bat" ; 
>> >
>> > got msvc to produce 64 bit binaries for you?	
>> 
>> If that's what the message above says, then yes, that's what I'm saying.
>
> That's too windy logic for me. I'll take it as "it's not confirmed that 64-bit msvc works".

Let me put it this way: my posting from January referenced above
clearly (IMO) describes what I did to make it work.  If you accurately
copied the stuff I did from that message into your message, then I
confirm that's what it takes.  I'm not sure why you're asking; was
there something unclear about the message from January?

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