Re: [Boost-testing] [RC_1_34_0] Regression testing for Windows XP x64 Edition

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-09 15:39:12

Thomas Witt wrote:
> Sean Huang wrote:
>> I'm totally new to boost.build and never really used jam before so please 
>> bear with me.
>>
>> I have started to run the regression tests for Windows XP x64 edition. The 
>> compilers we use are VS 2005 and Intel 9.1. I have run into a few problems:
>> 1. I have managed to make the regresstion to use the 64-bit compiler. I was 
>> hoping I could simply specify msvc-8.0_64 (or msvc-8.0_x86_64 for 
>> cross-compile) as toolsets but somehow it wouldn't take it. I 
>> tried --toolsets=msvc-8.0,address-model=64 and that worked but I'm not sure 
>> it is the right  way. The results showed up as msvc-8.0 but I would really 
>> like to use a different name such as msvc-8.0_64 etc.
> 
> This has to be resolved, quickly. It screws up the regression test 
> results for RC_1_34_0.
> 
> We cannot use the same toolset name. Ideas anybody?

I believe you can customize the name of the toolset by specifying a more 
verbose version "number" in the user-config.jam. For example:

   using msvc : 8.0_64 : ... ;

And then use "--toolset=msvc-8.0_64,address-model=64".

HTH.

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