Re: [Boost-build] mingw 32 and 64 bit targets

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] mingw 32 and 64 bit targets
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir.prus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-08-19 02:43:35

On 18-Aug-15 12:22 PM, Roland Schwarz wrote:
> Until boost version 1.57 I have been able to put a 64 bit and a 32 bit
> mingw compiler specification into a *-config.jam file. I used to
> differentiate between the both by specifying different <flavor> 's.
>
> Now with boost 1.59 I see some configuration checks which give me:
>
> Performing configuration checks
>
>      - 32-bit                   : no
>      - 64-bit                   : yes
>      - arm                      : no
>      - mips1                    : no
>      - power                    : no
>      - sparc                    : no
>      - x86                      : yes
>
> The availability of 32-bit changes if I put the 32 bit compiler first
> into the config file.
>
> So my question is: How do I specify that a specific compiler supports 32
> or 64 bits? Or how do I make the configuration checks pick up both
> compilers?
>
> Or will I need a separate config file per compiler ?

You should be able to do what you did before - the configuration checks are done
for the toolset that targets are generated for, so the usual ways of specifying
the toolset continue to work.

- Volodya