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

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-26 11:58:57

David Abrahams wrote:

> > 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) ;

Will try.

Regards Hartmut