Re: [Boost-build] Difficulty configuring boost.build for MSVC 9.0

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Difficulty configuring boost.build for MSVC 9.0
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-22 13:24:26

AMDG

Ian Emmons wrote:
> Note that all three versions of Visual Studio are installed in their 
> default locations:
>
>    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
>    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8
>    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0
>
> Also note that these locations are all under "C:\Program Files (x86)" 
> because the Windows box is running 64-bit Vista.

Boost.Build uses
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Setup\VC
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Setup\VC
to find the installation directory of msvc 9.0.

> notice: msvc-8.0 detected, command: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft 
> Visual Studio 8\VC\bin\cl.exe'
> notice: msvc-7.1 detected, command: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft 
> Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\cl.exe'

Somehow the autodetection isn't working.  What version of Boost.Build 
are you using?

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe