64-bit version of Boost for 64-bit windows.

Question

Is there a version of 64-bit Boost library for VS2008 ? Or do I have to compile one myself? if, so, does anyone have experience with it?

Answer 1

There's no special version for 64-bit code. I've built the normal Boost distribution with the Microsoft 64-bit compiler. As I recall, there were a couple of minor issues from Boost Jam getting confused about the tools to use, but nothing sufficiently hairy that I remember it in any detail, even though I did it only a couple weeks ago or so (within a day or two of 1.42 being released).

Answer 2

It is intended to work, but there are apparently some minor failures that you'll probably have to evaluate for yourself. Very detailed compiler-specific results here:

http://www.boost.org/development/tests/release/developer/summary.html

In your case, you will want to drill down in the "fails" in the column marked Win2008_R2(x64)

Answer 3

As a short answer:

bjam --toolset=msvc-9.0 address-model=64 --build-type=complete

As a longer answer, here are my build notes for having VS .NET 2008 32-bit and 64-bit boost libraries in the same hierarchy (which is I suspect a common use case):

1. Build the win32 binaries

   bjam --toolset=msvc-9.0 --build-type=complete stage
   

2. Create the directory lib\win32

3. Move the contents of stage\lib to lib\win32
4. Remove the directories bin.v2 and stage

5. Build the x64 binaries

   bjam --toolset=msvc-9.0 address-model=64 --build-type=complete stage
   

6. Create the directory lib\x64

7. Move the contents of stage\lib to lib\x64
8. Remove the directories bin.v2 and stage

Answer 4

I've got the built binaries on my site: http://boost.teeks99.com