Compilation errors with 1.90.0 on msvc 14.3 and msvc 14.5 #784
Description
I can't build 1.90.0 with either VS 2026 (v145) or VS 2022 (v143) - both return the same error. I successfully built 1.85 with this configuration previously.
(It seems conan users are also seeing this):
"S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj" (Build target) (1) ->
(Build target) ->
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/histogram/install-libraries-shared with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <relevant>target-os <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/mpi/build/boost_mpi with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <boost.process.fs>boost <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/histogram/install-libraries-shared with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>target-os <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/mpi/build/boost_mpi with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>32 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <boost.process.fs>boost <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/histogram/install-libraries-shared with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>target-os <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/mpi/build/boost_mpi with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <boost.process.fs>boost <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>off <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>debug <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\.Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/histogram/install-libraries-shared with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>target-os <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/mpi/build/boost_mpi with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
EXEC : error : No best alternative for /S:/a/1/s/Shared/boost/src/boost_1_90_0/libs/context/build/asm_sources with <abi>ms <address-model>64 <asynch-exceptions>off <binary-format>pe <boost.beast.allow-deprecated>on <boost.beast.separate-compilation>on <boost.cobalt.executor>any_io_executor <boost.cobalt.pmr>std <boost.process.fs>boost <context-impl>fcontext <coverage>off <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>off <embed-manifest-via>linker <embed-manifest>on <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <inlining>full <known-warnings>hide <link>static <midl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>speed <os>NT <pch>on <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <python-debugging>off <python>3.14 <relevant>abi <relevant>address-model <relevant>architecture <relevant>binary-format <relevant>toolset <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>off <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off <target-os>windows <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-msvc:version>14.5 <toolset>msvc <variant>release <vectorize>off <visibility>hidden <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop [S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj]
S:\a\1\s\Shared\Boost\Boost.proj(134,5): error MSB3073: The command "BuildBoost.bat" exited with code -1.