Re: [Boost-users] Implications of using Boost with different versions of Visual Studio in the same computer?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Implications of using Boost with different versions of Visual Studio in the same computer?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-13 11:46:59

> I have installed MSVS-2005 and MSVS-2010 in my development PC. I noticed 
> that contrary to other libraries, every boost installation seems to be 
> specific for:
>
>  - The Boost version (duh!)
>
>  - The MSVC Version
>
> For instance: libboost_system-vc80-mt-1_43.lib
>
> I would prefer to have all the -vc80- and -vc100- library files in the 
> same folder, but perhaps I am looking for trouble? Then there is the issue 
> of the includes.

You shouldn't have any trouble at all, I do this all the time, as do most of 
our test runners,

John.