Re: [Boost-build] vacpp.jam patch

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-02 01:25:36

On Saturday 12 January 2008 01:30:36 Christopher Cambly wrote:
> Here is a patch to fix the vacpp.archive action in vacpp.jam.  When
> compiling for address-model=64, the command line looks like "ar ru-X
> ru64...".  Address-model=64 worked correctly in Boost-1.34.1 but seems to
> have been broken since.  I recall people have had problems with this in the
> past since there must be a space between the -X and 64 for the ar command.
> 
> Simply switching the order of $(ARFLAGS:E="") and the ru option did not
> work.  That gave me a command line of 'ar "" ru...' in 32bit which is why I
> removed the ':E=""' as well.  As a result of some experimentation I settled
> on the patch provided since it works in both address-model=32 and 64 giving
> us the results we require.
> 
> (See attached file: vacpp.jam.patch)

Hi Chris,

I have belatedly applied this patch:

        http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/43994

In general, please feel free to ping any patch that is not reviwed in a week.

Thanks,
Volodya