Re: [Boost-build] [boost] [1.47.0] Beta 1 Release candidate files available

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [boost] [1.47.0] Beta 1 Release candidate files available
From: Matthew Chambers (matt.chambers42_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-27 18:27:55

On 6/21/2011 5:28 PM, KTC wrote:
> On 21/06/2011 20:47, Jürgen Hunold wrote:
>
>>> bjam --without-python --stagedir=x86 --build-type=complete -j2 stage
>>>
>>> Both result in: "...failed updating 2 targets..."
>>> See<http://pastebin.com/s7Cvw2Tm> for failure.
>>
>> Boost.Exceptions is a library on Win32. It builds
>> "libs/exception/src/clone_current_exception_msvc.cpp"
>>
>> which states at the top:
>>
>> #if defined(_MSC_VER)&& defined(_M_IX86)&& !defined(_M_X64)
>>
>> so this is for x86 only. On x64, no code gets compiled.
>>
>> The msvc linker then "helpfully" silently omits the creation of an empty dll
>> and the corresponding copy step(s) fail(s).
>>
>> The correct fix would be to build this file only on for the<address-model>32
>> case but I don't know if this can be specified with the current Boost.Build.
>
> There's the problem that this is also occurring when building for x86 while on a x64 system.

Does "<address-model>32:<build>no" as a requirement work?

-Matt