Re: [Boost-users] compiling fboost for x64

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] compiling fboost for x64
From: Damien Hocking (damien_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-03 02:10:32

The various command prompts are in "Visual Studio Tools" under your 
compiler in the Start menu.

The --layout=system option gives you libs and dlls with no boost version 
or compiler version in the filenames.

Damien

On 03/07/2010 12:05 AM, Sean Farrow wrote:
>
> Ok, How do I get to a vs 64-bit command prompt, and what is the 
> layout=system.
>
> Thanks for everything.
>
> Sean.
>
> *From:* boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] *On Behalf Of *Damien Hocking
> *Sent:* 03 July 2010 06:52
> *To:* boost-users_at_[hidden]
> *Subject:* Re: [Boost-users] compiling fboost for x64
>
> On what platform?  Here's what I use for Windows:
>
> bjam.exe --toolset=msvc address-model=64 --stagedir=./stage64release 
> --build-dir=./build64release --layout=system --without-mpi 
> variant=release link=shared threading=multi runtime-link=shared 
> install --prefix=./win64release/indep --exec-prefix=./win64release/bin 
> --libdir=./win64release/lib --includedir=./win64release/include
> bjam.exe --toolset=msvc address-model=64 --stagedir=./stage64debug 
> --build-dir=./build64debug --layout=system --without-mpi variant=debug 
> link=shared threading=multi runtime-link=shared install 
> --prefix=./win64debug/indep --exec-prefix=./win64debug/bin 
> --libdir=./win64debug/lib --includedir=./win64debug/include
>
> Note that "address-model=64" doesn't have a "--" prefix.  This bites 
> lots of people (including me...) You need to run these in a Visual 
> Studio 64-bit command prompt.  It's similar for Linux, --toolset=gcc 
> and from memory OSX is --toolset=darwin.
>
> Damien
>
> On 02/07/2010 11:33 PM, Sean Farrow wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I am currently in the process of writing an application that uses 
> boost that needs to be compilable under x64. Do I have to recompile 
> boost using bjam, if so how do I do this for x64 platforms?
>
> Cheers
>
> Sean.
>
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