id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
1720	Need for 32- and 64-bit libraries on Windows with suitable naming convention.	snuchia@…	Vladimir Prus	"From: Beman Dawes <bdawes <at> acm.org>
Subject: Re: [1.35.0] Release Candidate 2 available
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel
Date: 2008-03-26 20:58:52 GMT (25 minutes ago)

Stephen Nuchia wrote:
> I am using boost in the build of a commercial software package using
> Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 as the primary build engine.  We are
> building for both 32- and 64-bit targets.  There is no mention in the
> ""getting started"" documents of how to build the libraries for different
> bitnesses.
> 
> In the VS2008 world the build control files are parameterized with
> macros, the relevant one of which is $(PlatformName) which has the value
> ""Win32"" in 32-bit builds and ""x64"" in 64-bit builds.  To permit
> maximally ""clean"" configuration control in the client code tree, the
> boost libs should live in directories with names based on this
> convention.
> 
> I have manually created lib-Win32 and lib-x64 under the prior release
> and am in the process of doing the same under RC2.  The purpose of this
> note is to suggest that there is probably a large audience of similarly
> situated folks who could use at least a breadcrumb in the documentation
> and, perhaps, some automation.  The ""installer"" for windows should, in
> my opinion, use the 
> ROOT_DIR/lib-$(PlatformName) convention as well.

Stephen,

This sounds like an important issue, but not one we can address in the 
1.35.0 time frame.

Could you please open a trac ticket for it so it isn't lost?

See http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/newticket

Thanks,

--Beman
"	Feature Requests	closed	Boost 1.36.0	build	Boost 1.34.1	Not Applicable	fixed	MSVC x64