[Boost-build] msvc 64-bit test targets vs. maifest files

Subject: [Boost-build] msvc 64-bit test targets vs. maifest files
From: Mat Marcus (mat-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-03 14:50:42

For several years I have been working with a set of libraries, built
with boost build and dependent upon some boost libraries. I've been
working on a 32-bit machine, but I have occasionally been building
64-bit targets to try to help support clients who will be using my
library on 64-bit machines. My suite of boost-build test targets
(unit-test, run, etc.) for my lib is a bit inconvenient when on 32 bit
machines, since I get an error dialog each time I build, but sometimes
I want to test as much as possible. The commands I use to build (msvc
9) are:

## 32 bit
bjam msvc debug

## 64 bit
bjam msvc debug architecture=x86 address-model=64
define=BOOST_DISABLE_ABI_HEADERS

Yesterday, I tried to build/run the 64 bit targets for the same files
using the same invocation on a 64-bit Vista machine. I thought that
perhaps my code would exhibit some 64-bit run-time issues, but things
didn't go that far. Instead, I got manifest/DLL-related problems for
each test. Here is an example of the error that I receive each time
boost build tries to run a built artifact:

====== BEGIN OUTPUT ======
The application has failed to start because its side-by-side
configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for
more detail.

EXIT STATUS: 14001
====== END OUTPUT ======

The corresponding Application Event Log Entry is:

Activation context generation failed for
"c:\asl\staff\mmarcus\sandbox\built_artifacts\documentation\examples\enum_ops_example.test\msvc-9.0\debug\address-model-64\architecture-x86\link-static\threading-multi\enum_ops_example.exe".
Dependent Assembly
Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="amd64",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8"
could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

Can someone suggest a workaround or a patch? Thanks,
Mat