Re: [Boost-build] Building boost 1_34_1 using msvc 8.0 on Windows XP

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-29 01:46:53

On Wednesday 23 January 2008 11:42:45 andrew mitchell wrote:
> I'm getting some compiler warnings using MSVC 8 on Windows XP that seem 
> worth reporting, some are just noise but some may be significant.
> 
> I'm using boost-jam-3.1.16-1-ntx86 with this command line:
> bjam.exe --build-dir="<my build dir>" --toolset=msvc stage
> 
> If these are "old hat" perhaps someone could let me know so I don't need 
> to worry about them any more.
> 
> Items:
> 
> 1. Some apparently genuine compiler warnings:
> 
> libs\iostreams\src\file_descriptor.cpp(198) : warning C4293: '<<' : 
> shift count negative or too big, undefined behavior
> 
> libs\regex\src\..\src\cregex.cpp(563) : warning C4309: 'static_cast' : 
> truncation of constant value

Andrew,
please report such things either to C++ Boost mailing list, or C++ Boost
trac (svn.boost.org).

This list is primarily for Boost.Build, and it seems you have building
going on fine.

-  Volodya