Re: [patch #6448] [MSVC 7/7] Add MSVC Support

[Peter Rosin]

Charles Wilson skrev:
> I've been using *-*-msvcXX to designate microsoft compiler-based host
> triples.  So, for Visual C++ 2005, it's -msvc80.
>
> This really saved our bacon at work when we switched from VizStudio 2003
> to 2005; the different host triple allowed us to keep old/new stuff
> separate which was important during the transition, as they couldn't be
> linked together due to the different runtime requirements. (Plus, the
> 2003 stuff didn't need any of that .manifest crap, and couldn't
> understand it anyway, while it was required for the 2005 stuff).

Hi Charles,

What did you use as $build? Did you use any glue like cccl to use MSVC
with the gnu tools?

> I suspect libtool will have to deal with this too -- wouldn't it be good
> have the .manifest-related code active only when -msvc80 or above?

I embed the manifest if a .manifest file is generated.
See http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.libtool.cvs/2665

Cheers,
Peter