Re: [Boost-users] Toolset version for Visual Studio 2017 15.6.3

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Toolset version for Visual Studio 2017 15.6.3
From: Nathan Ernst (nathan.ernst_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-04-10 01:06:43

Visual Studio version is not equal to the version of the C++ toolchain.
Probably hasn't been since VC6.

Confusing as hell, but the way it is.

Regards,
Nate

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:01 PM Chris Stankevitz via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 5:45 AM, degski via Boost-users
> <boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >> What version should I pass to b2 --toolset=msvc-x.y for "Visual Studio
> >> 2017 15.6.3"?
> >
> > so I guess 15.6 should do here
>
> degski,
>
> This is incorrect.  The version passed to the "toolset" when using
> "Visual Studio 2017 15.6.3" is 14.1.
>
> Here is the procedure I used to figure it out:
>
> 1. Read [1] which said to look at [2]
> 2. Read [2] but it is not up-to-date
> 3. Go to Costco and buy a new computer.  Install only one compiler on
> it: "Visual Studio 2017 15.6.3"
> 4. Compile boost using b2 but do not specify a toolset
> 5. Look at which toolset was used: "msvc-14.1".  Don't ask me now MSVC
> 15.6.3 has a toolkit version of 14.1.
>
> Please feel free to update [2] with these instructions.
>
> Chris
>
>
> [1]
> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_65_1/more/getting_started/windows.html#identify-your-toolset
>
> [2] https://www.boost.org/build/doc/html/bbv2/reference/tools.html
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