Re: [Boost-users] How to build Boost with VC++ 2013 to target XP/2003 platform?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] How to build Boost with VC++ 2013 to target XP/2003 platform?
From: Caroline Beltran (caroline.d.beltran_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-01 15:39:20

John,

Very helpful.  Thank you.

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 1:28 PM, John Maddock <boost.regex_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Programs written in VC++ 2012 or 2013 will only run on Windows XP or
>> Windows 2003 when you choose the 'Windows XP (v120_xp)' toolset option in
>> the IDE.
>>
>> Is there some way to set this option from Bjam?
>>
>> P.S.  A Stack Overflow user indicated that he got Boost to build under
>> VC++
>> 2012.  I tried his solution under VC++ 2013 but it did not work for some
>> reason completely unknown to me.
>>
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27695187/modify-
>> visual-c-vcvars32-bat-to-target-xp-platform
>>
>> Apparently, VC++ 2012/2013 use the Windows 8 SDK and the solution above
>> causes you to use the Windows 7 SDK which is compatible with XP and
>> Windows
>> 2003.
>>
>
> See the end of http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2012/10/08/
> windows-xp-targeting-with-c-in-visual-studio-2012.aspx
>
> HTH, John.
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