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

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-18 22:50:50

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

> 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.

Well, it's been since January.  I'd need to review the message in just
as much detail as you in order to remember.  There was the issue of
building a 64-bit bjam, but I think Rene has solved that by now, and
it's sort of orthogonal anyway.

> I probably should have asked "does it work now?".

AFAIK, yes.

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