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

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-14 04:10:24

On Sunday 14 October 2007 11:54:53 Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> 
> "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)

Err, the link say that you must specify:

        1. Version of compiler
        2. Path to compiler

for each version you use. I don't know how to say it differently.

> B) msvc-6.5 still doesn't work

In what what it "doesn't work". What's your current user-config.jam, what's your
command line, what are the command lines produces by Boost.Build, and how is it wrong?
> 
> >> 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?

tools/build/v2/user-config.jam 
I've just removed the other one as having no use and confusing everybody.

> >> 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?

bjam msvc-7.1 stdlib=stlport,native

> 
> >> 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.

If you don't say anything about gcc in user-config.jam, then the gcc
from PATH will be used -- that's the only one that can be found.

If you want to have tow gcc versions, you need to configure them
in user-config.jam, given two different versions to them and specifying
different commands, like:

        using gcc : XXX : /path/to/cygwin/g++ ;
        using gcc : XXX_mingw : /path/to/mingw/g++ ;
 
> >> 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

You specify the command used to compile C++, like:

        C:/some_path/intel/icpc.exe

(or however the binary is called in 9.0)

- Volodya