Re: [Boost-users] compiler version building boost for vs2008

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] compiler version building boost for vs2008
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-03 12:03:22

AMDG

Archie14 wrote:
> I am using boost 41. When building 41 I was using compiler version as 9.0
>
> I built boost 42 in another directory, and for this built I used compiler 
> version as reported by cl.exe. In my case it is 15.00.30729.01, so when using 
> bjam I entered msvc-15.00 as toolset.
>   

This version corresponds to the toolset msvc-9.0.

> Boost 42 was built successfully, but my program now does not link with linker 
> complaining: fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_system-vc90-mt-gd-
> 1_42.lib'
>
> All my directories for boost 41 and boost 42 are the same, except that all 
> libs in boost42/stage/lib have 1500 as part of the filename. 
>
> When I copy "09" libs from boost41/stage/lib to boost42/stage/lib project 
> complies successfully, so I know that dirs are not the problem.
>
> Question: how to resolve this problem? I can rebuild with 9.0 as compiler 
> version, but I would like to undestand why 15.00 does not work.
>   

Use 9.0.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe