Re: [Boost-build] toolsets and tools location selection

From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-14 03:54:53

"Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:200710141125.24611.ghost_at_cs.msu.su...
> On Sunday 14 October 2007 11:14:05 Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to use Boost.Build V2 and having followign 
>> problems/questions:
>>
>> 1. msvc-7_1 and msvc-6_5 doesn't invoke vsvars32.bat and fails 
>> accordingly.
>> And I can't find a way to specify the path as well.
>
> msvc-7_1 and msvc-6_5 are not names are Boost.Build specifically 
> recognize.
> You'd need dot between version components. You can read more about 
> configuring
> msvc at:
>
> http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html#bbv2.reference.tools.compiler.msvc

A) I am sorry, but I can't see how it can be deduced from the link above. It 
should be very clearly spelled out (especially since it was different from 
v1)
B) msvc-6.5 still doesn't work

>> 2. How do I specify STLPort location/version?
>
> In user-config.jam, use:
>
> using stlport : <version> : <path-to-headers> : <path-to-libraries> ;

There are 2 user-config.jam in trunk. Which one should I use?

>> 3. How do I tell bjem to build msvc 7.1 with stlport?
>
> bjam msvc-7.1 stdlib=stlport

What if in a single invocation I want to build and/or test both msvc with 
and without stlport?

>> 4. what is new toolset name for mingw?
>
> gcc

I don't think this is correct. my gcc toolset uses gcc that comes with 
cygwin. Mingw is different thing and located in other place.

>> 5. toolset=intel-9_0 builds using intel 8.1. How to make it use correct
>> tools?
>
> Explicitly specify location of 9.0 compiler per:
>
> http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html#bbv2.reference.tools.compiler.intel

I can not sure how it is done. The only thing I see in link above is:

using intel-win : [version] : [c++-compile-command] : [compiler options] 
;How do I specify compiler location?Gennadiy