[Ace-users] [ace-users] Build for both x86 and x64 on windows system

[Adam Mitz]

Steve Huston wrote:
> Hi Moti,
>
>   
>> I used ACE 5.6 in our application and I need to build both x86
>> and x64 platform.
>>     
>
> Ok.
>
>   
>> Is there any option to separate the lib directory for x86 and x64
>> to allow done batch build for both system at the same build.
>>     
>
> Yes - you can, but you'll need to regenerate the projects with MPC,
> and you may need to twiddle some settings a bit.
>
> However, it'll be much easier to do one build, stage the libs you
> need, then do the other.
>   

I agree with Steve's advice but I tried it anyway.  I think changing the 
directory would be trickier than adding a modifier at the end, so that's 
what I tried.

(from %ACE_ROOT%\ace)
..\bin\mwc.pl -type vc8 ace.mwc -value_template Debug::lib_modifier=x64d 
-value_template Release::lib_modifier=x64 -value_template platforms=x64 
-name_modifier *_x64 -apply_project

This generates new .vcproj files that end in _x64, which will in turn 
generate libraries that end in x64 (or x64d for Debug).  If you are 
using -static it would need slightly different tweaks.

Thanks,
Adam Mitz
Software Engineer
Object Computing, Inc.