[wx-dev] #9552: Change default compiler directory to include compiler version number

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9552>

#9552: Change default compiler directory to include compiler version number
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 Reporter:  hajokirchhoff     |       Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:     
Component:  build             |     Version:     
 Keywords:  compiler version  |   Blockedby:     
    Patch:  0                 |    Blocking:     
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 At the moment it is possible, but not easy to use wxWidgets binaries
 compiled for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 on the same computer at the same
 time.

 I'd like to have the compiler version number included in the build output
 directories by default. This would make it easier for people that have two
 different versions of compiler installed.

 Details: Right now it is possible to use COMPILER_PREFIX to change the
 Microsoft Visual Studio target directory from vc_dll/vc_lib to
 vc80_dll/vc80_lib for example and use a second directory
 vc90_dll/vc90_lib, so that I can have wxWidgets compiled and installed for
 both compilers at the same time.

 But auto-linking the libraries thanks to include/msvc/setup.h will no
 longer work, as msvc/setup.h hard codes vc_lib/vc_dll.

 If we'd change the default from vc_lib/vc_dll to whatever compiler version
 is used, we could also change msvc/setup.h accordingly.

 So ideally   nmake -f makefile.vc would detect the compiler version and
 set the COMPILER_PREFIX automatically and msvc/setup.h would expect the
 correct compiler directory.

 I can try to create a patch, but would like to have your input first.


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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9552>