C++ Boost

Boost.Build

msvc toolset


Introduction

Boost.Build's msvc toolset supports the Microsoft Visual C++ command-line tools on Microsoft Windows. It supports any version of Visual C++, but in case you have more than one version of Visual C++ installed, and you want to use both, the additional vc7 toolset can be used for Visual C++ 7.0.

Configuration Variables

The msvc toolset responds to the following variables, which can be set in the environment or configured on the jam command-line using -sVARIABLE_NAME=value:
Variable Name Semantics Default Notes
MSVC_ROOT The path to the MSVC installation directory c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++\VC98 If MSVCDir is set in the environment, the toolset will assume VCVARS32.BAThas already been called, and will ignore this variable.
VISUALC The path to the MSVC installation directory c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++\VC98 If MSVCDir or MSVC_ROOT is set in the environment, the toolset will assume VCVARS32.BAThas already been called, and will ignore this variable.

Revised 14 May, 2002

© Copyright Dave Abrahams 2002. All Rights Reserved.