Right click on my computer, select properties.Select advanced tab.
Click on Environment Variables.
Add a GYP_MSVS_VERSION variable set to 2008.
Last I had heard the 2008 build is working, but it is less stable as we
don't yet have a builder setup to validate it. And most folks are using
2005.
-BradN
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Thiago Farina <thiago.far...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> Is safe to try this option? Nothing will be broken?
> Where I can set this variable?
>
> On Jun 4, 3:40 pm, Bradley Nelson <bradnel...@google.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > If you don't have Visual Studio 2008 installed you can stop reading.
> >
> > As many of you have no doubt noticed, gyp emits something approximating
> > vs2008 sln/vcproj files for the portion of the build it has swallowed.
> > Currently it decides to emit vs2008 format if vs2008 is installed. The
> > auto-detect has been a problem for several people, since the extent to
> which
> > things build under vs2008 is unstable.
> >
> > I will be dropping a change in once the tree opens again to switch the
> > default to vs2005.
> >
> > If you do want to play with the vs2008 option you can force it by setting
> > GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2008 in your environment.
> >
> > Eventually we will add a vs2008 builder. But there seems like little
> point
> > at the moment, since not everything has been gypified (so the import step
> > still happens).
> >
> > If you feel strongly about what the eventual behavior should be, let me
> > know.
> >
> > (Oh and for the folks that added in boost, I'll be adding in an
> MSVS_VERSION
> > variable you'll be able to use at gyp time so you can have different
> > behaviors).
> >
> > -BradN
> >
>
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