Re: [Boost-build] 64-bit with VS Express (again)

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] 64-bit with VS Express (again)
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-18 01:44:05

On Monday, November 15, 2010 23:27:38 David Abrahams wrote:
> Maybe this has been completely covered somewhere already.  If so,
> please let me know, but...
> 
> To build 64-bit binaries on Windows with the free VS 2010 Express, you
> need to install the platform SDK, which contains the 64-bit tools.
> 
> The platform SDK also contains a script for setting up the tools,
> c:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\setenv.cmd
> 
> If I build with address-model=64, BB tries to invoke:
> 
>   c:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/bin/vcvarsall.bat
> x86_amd64
> 
> which will try to call
> 
>   c:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio
> 10.0/VC/bin/x86_amd64/vcvarsx86_amd64.bat
> 
> which doesn't exist with VS 2010 Express.  On the other hand, the
> latest SDK comes with
> 
>   c:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\setenv.cmd
> 
> which can be used to do all the same setup and more:
> 
>   Usage: "Setenv [/Debug | /Release][/x86 | /x64 | /ia64][/vista | /xp |
> /2003 | /2008 | /win7][-h | /?]"
> 
>                   /Debug   - Create a Debug configuration build environment
>                   /Release - Create a Release configuration build
> environment /x86     - Create 32-bit x86 applications
>                   /x64     - Create 64-bit x64 applications
>                   /ia64    - Create 64-bit ia64 applications
>                   /vista   - Windows Vista applications
>                   /xp      - Create Windows XP SP2 applications
>                   /2003    - Create Windows Server 2003 applications
>                   /2008    - Create Windows Server 2008 or Vista SP1
> applications /win7    - Create Windows 7 applications
> 
>   Note:
>   * Platform(x86/x64/ia64) and PlatformToolSet(v90/v100/WindowsSDK7.1) set
> in project or solution will override the environment * To upgrade VC6 or
> later projects to VC2010 format use the VCUpgrade.exe tool.
> 
> so right now, I'm having some success by creating
> 
>  c:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio
> 10.0/VC/bin/x86_amd64/vcvarsx86_amd64.bat
> 
> containing just
> 
>   call "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\setenv.cmd"
> 
> However, it seems to me that BB is broken for this configuration, as
> it ought to be invoking the script from the PSDK directly.
> Your thoughts/criticisms/vitriol/adulation appreciated.

It probably should. Do you happen to know whether the problem affects only
10 express, or 10 as well?

- Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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