Re: [Boost-build] problem building with msvc-8.0

From: Prashant Thakre (prashant.thakre_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-02 02:20:42

On 02/08/07, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I'm getting the following from my bjam build with 1.34.
>
> Its picking up the mt command from my shell.  I don't find any there mt
> command
> in my system although its referred to in the msvc.jam file
>
> I can do the samething with msvc-7.1 with no problem
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Robert Ramey
>
>
> Linker output:
> Creating library
> ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.lib
> and object
> ..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.exp
> mt: Unknown option -n
> Usage: mt [-vV] [-[t|f] tapename] command [count]
>
>         call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat"
> x86 >nul
> link /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /DEBUG /subsystem:console
> /out:"..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.exe"
> @"..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.exe.rsp"
>         if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
>         if exist
> "..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.exe.manifest"
> (
>             mt -nologo -manifest
> "..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.exe.manifest"
> "-outputresource:..\..\..\bin.v2\libs\serialization\test\test_array_text_archive.test\msvc-8.0\debug\threading-multi\test_array_text_archive.exe;1"
>         )
>
>

 mt is the Manifest Tool which should be present in the Visual Studio
installation directory. Also, it is available in the Microsoft Windows
Software Development Kit (SDK).

-- 
regards,
Prashant Thakre