Re: [Boost-build] [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [boost] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-03-29 10:21:09

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Steven Watanabe via Boost
> Sent: 28 March 2019 15:50
> To: Paul A. Bristow via Boost
> Cc: Steven Watanabe
> Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-build] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
> 
> AMDG
> 
> On 3/28/19 9:30 AM, Paul A. Bristow via Boost wrote:
> >
> >
> >> <snip>
> > I don't think that vswhere.exe is visible from my user or VS command prompts :-(
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > But one copy  is present at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer and
> >
> 
> That's the right one.
> 
> > With no parameters vswhere outputs this
> >
> > C:\Users\Paul>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
> > Visual Studio Locator version 2.6.7+91f4c1d09e [query version 2.0.2250.60958]
> > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
> >
> > instanceId: bd686eb9
> > installDate: 10Dec2018 16:18:55
> > installationName: VisualStudio/15.9.10+28307.557
> > installationPath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional
> > installationVersion: 15.9.28307.557
> > <snip>
> >
> > I'm installing some other Visual Studio items to see if that will help.

It didn't.

But I did notice that vswhere does not find vs2019 at all with the option -all, 

but vswhere *does* find both VS2017 and VS2019 with -prerelease option.

So have I jumped the gun by prematurely installing the preview?

Does msvc.jam need this adding to the list of options?

I:\modular-boost\tools\build\src\tools\msvc.jam

                local vmwhere_cmd = "\"$(vswhere)\" -latest -products * $(req) $(prop) $(limit)" ;

 perhaps? but there are also some assumptions about 15.0 builtin, so perhaps I am entering where angels fear to tread.

(assuming it is agreed that we want to find preview versions?)
 
Paul

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