Re: [Boost-build] How to build 64-bit executables with msvc?

From: Mat Marcus (mat-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-05 17:47:51

On 10/4/07, Bojan Resnik <resnikb_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> > I am running 32bit windows XP. I would like to use bbv2 (from 1.34.1) to
> > build 64bit exectuables. I read some threads on this list from January
> and
> > July, but I remain unclear on the exact command-line
> > invocation/user-config.jam that will work. One attempt:
> >
> > ### user-config.jam
> >
> > import toolset : using ;
> > using msvc ;
> >
> > ### invocation
> >  bjam  address-model=64 regex
> >
> > ### result
> > compile-c-c++
> >
> bin.v2\libs\regex\build\msvc-8.0\debug\address-model-64\threading-multi\c_regex_traits.obj
> > 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> > operable program or batch file.
>
> I use
>    using msvc : all ;
>
> in user-config.jam, and invoking
>     bjam msvc-8.0 address-model=64 regex
>
> works as expected on my machine.
>
> --
> Bojan Resnik

Perhaps it was working on your machine because you are running a 64bit os?
Is cross-compiling from win32 to build a 64bit target supported? Tested?

 - Mat