Re: [Boost-build] [Boost-testing] VS2017 runner with /std:c++latest

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [Boost-testing] VS2017 runner with /std:c++latest
From: Tom Kent (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-09 21:55:08

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Edward Diener via Boost-Testing <
boost-testing_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 6/7/2017 6:06 PM, Tom Kent via Boost-Testing wrote:
>
>> I already had a
>>
>> using msvc : 14.1 ;
>>
>> In my file, so I tried to add another line:
>>
>> using msvc : 14.1~latest : C:\Prog..[long path]\bin\cl.exe :
>> <address-model>64 <cxxflags>/std:c++latest ;
>>
>
> Try
>
> using msvc : 14.1c17 : : <cxxflags>/std:c++latest ;
>
> and invoke as toolset=msvc-14.1c17
>
> This works for me.

This works for me when I'm running from a VS2017 command prompt (as does
just running `toolset=msvc-14.1 cxxflags=/std:c++latest`). However when
running at a normal command prompt (like when it starts within the python
interpreter environment inside of the regression.py script), it fails
because it can't find cl.exe. B2 should(?) be solving this, but it seems
that leaving the path to compiler field blank in user-config.jam causes it
to give up.

The real question, for VS2017 what should go in this spot:

using msvc : 14.1c17 : [WHAT GOES HERE?] : <cxxflags>/std:c++latest ;

so that b2 creates the correct environment. I tried putting in the path to
cl.exe, but that failed...probably because cl.exe requires a bunch of
environment stuff setup. Should we put the path to a batch file that sets
up the environment instead?

That said, I did get a test runner up by adding it directly to the
regreesion.py --bjam-options. It comes up under teeks99-09p.
Tom