[Boost-testing] Re: [Wave] vc-8_0 woes

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-26 08:47:19

Hartmut Kaiser <hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden]> writes:

>  
> Martyn Lovell wrote:
>
>> If you're seeing problems after this, there are a number of 
>> possible causes. 
>> To help me understand what you're seeing, could you tell me 
>> exactly what text is in the Windows error dialog you see when 
>> you try to use your DLL? From that I can ask the next 
>> diagnostic questions.
>
> I think the problems are fixed already after Dave's changes to the build
> system (at least for Wave). Dave said he 'turned off the manifest stuff' -
> whatever this means ;-)

Yes, but Martyn insists that I shouldn't have done that and it will
cause problems when we build with the version of VC-8.0 they actually
release.  In order to get the problems back so Martyn can help us,
just undo the following patch in your local Boost copy:

Index: msvc-tools.jam
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/tools/build/v1/msvc-tools.jam,v
retrieving revision 1.48
retrieving revision 1.49
diff -b -d -u -b -u -r1.48 -r1.49
--- msvc-tools.jam	22 May 2005 10:45:44 -0000	1.48
+++ msvc-tools.jam	25 May 2005 19:18:13 -0000	1.49
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 {
     with-command-file vc-Link $(<) : $(sources) $(NEEDLIBS) ;
     
-    if $(target-type) != LIB
+    if $(target-type) = PYD
     {
         MANIFEST on $(target) = $(VC_MANIFEST) ;
         OUTPUTRESOURCE on $(target) = $(VC_OUTPUTRESOURCE) ;

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com