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

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-08 01:01:41

On Friday 05 October 2007 02:09:25 Mat Marcus wrote:
> On 10/4/07, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > On Thursday 04 October 2007 23:54:42 Mat Marcus wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the reply. I followed your suggestion. Unfortunately, it
> > seems to
> > > lead to the same outcome (dialog boxes, failure to call vcvarsall?)
> > > described in one of my experiments above:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I also tried adding:
> > > >  using msvc : 8.0amd : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual
> > Studio
> > > > 8\\VC\\BIN\\amd64\\cl.exe" ;
> > > >
> > > > to my user config and then invoking as:
> > > > bjam --toolset=msvc-8.0amd address-model=64 regex
> > > >
> > > > In this case, things seem to start out ok, but instead of compilation,
> > I
> > > got
> > > > a series of dialog boxes indicating that an attempt was being made to
> > > > directly execute rsp files. Presumably vcvarsall.bat is not being
> > invoked.
> > >
> > > Further advice would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Okay, please try this:
> >
> >         using msvc : 8.0 : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual
> > Studio 8\\VC\\BIN\\cl.exe"
> >                 : <setup>"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio
> > 8\\VC\\BIN\\vcvarsall.bat"
> >                 ;
> >
> > make sure that paths are correct -- I'm not sure I got the path to the
> > script right. If that works,
> > we can try figuring why original attempts failed.
> >
> > - Volodya
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Still doesn't work (when paths are adjusted. (For XP 32 bit: there is no
> (x86) in the path). Also,vcvarsall.bat lives one directory higher.

Have you adjusted the patch to vcvarsall.bat in 'using'? If so, can you provide me
with:

        - your exact user-config.jam
        - output of "bjam -n -d+2 --debug-configuration <other options>"

should that prove insufficient, I'll provide you with msvc.jam with extra
debug prints, and ask to try again.

> As an experiment I also tested in a "Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt"
> window. Presumably this is a command window in which vcvarsall.bat has been
> pre-executed. In this case, I seem to get a little bit further. Now I am
> seeing a lot of these messages:
> 
> cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '/favor:blend',
> and an occasional: cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/GR' with
> '/GR-'
> but at least it's compiling now. This kind of makes me wonder about the
> settings. Thanks for the help so far.Let me know if  you have further
> advice, or if there are further tests that I might carry out that would
> assist you in getting this automated.

Strange, I though that /favor:blend is supported by all msvc 8.0 variants :-/

- Volodya