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

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-18 13:55:01

On Wednesday 18 July 2007 20:53:24 David Abrahams wrote:
> 
> 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?

I'm merely double-checking that the above line is all that's needed to
build 64-bit libraries, and that no important detail got lost in communication.
I probably should have asked "does it work now?".

- Volodya