Opened 10 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#8389 closed Bugs (obsolete)
Boost 1.53 doesn't build on windows 8
| Reported by: | Owned by: | Vladimir Prus | |
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| Milestone: | To Be Determined | Component: | build | 
| Version: | Boost 1.53.0 | Severity: | Problem | 
| Keywords: | Cc: | 
Description
It needs the following patch:
+++ b/3rd-party/boost/tools/build/v2/engine/filent.c Tue Apr 02 18:05:12 2013 +0200 @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
PATHNAME f; string filespec[ 1 ]; string filename[ 1 ];
- long handle;
+ intptr_t handle;
int ret; struct _finddata_t finfo[ 1 ]; LIST * files = L0;
Change History (3)
comment:1 by , 8 years ago
| Component: | Building Boost → build | 
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| Owner: | set to | 
comment:2 by , 8 years ago
comment:3 by , 8 years ago
| Resolution: | → obsolete | 
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| Status: | new → closed | 
This patch is no longer relevant. The current implementation uses FindFirstFileA which takes a HANDLE.
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Does the problem exist in current source? People are using it on Windows 8 very much.