boost/<all versions>: error: Cannot configure toolset clang-win: no 'clang-cl.exe' command found or given

[stepanzorin]

about the problem: #18302 (my issue)

Not only me came across with the problem. Today, an unfamiliar person contacted me inquiring about how I resolved a particular issue. As a result, I have decided to proceed with creating a pull request that addresses the problem. Please pay special attention to it.

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[Todiq]

Still an issue to this day. Using boost/1.85.0#939ac8280c3683bfacd3bb6d89803d9b%1722339052.397

Could you please have a look @jcar87?

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Still an issue to this day. Using boost/1.85.0#939ac8280c3683bfacd3bb6d89803d9b%1722339052.397

Could you please have a look @jcar87?

Hi @Todiq ! Thanks for reaching out.
Could you provide details regarding your Conan profile and your setup? Or just simply confirm if your environment is the same as the one reported here #18302

I will try to reproduce and issue a fix (looking at the changes in this PR it's unclear why they would fix the issue).

[stepanzorin]

Hi @jcar87 !

Good to see you here. My PR fixes the issue for the environment: Windows + llvm clang. Linux users have not that problem. And my PR fixing the issue for version 1.85.0 is the same. Nothing breaks.

If my idea to solve the problem works, I will glad participate in a merge. Tag me in any moment.

[Todiq]

Hi @Todiq ! Thanks for reaching out. Could you provide details regarding your Conan profile and your setup? Or just simply confirm if your environment is the same as the one reported here #18302

@jcar87

Here is my setup:

version: 2.6.0
conan_path: D:\venv\Scripts\conan
python
  version: 3.9.13
  sys_version: 3.9.13 (tags/v3.9.13:6de2ca5, May 17 2022, 16:36:42) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]
  sys_executable: D:\venv\Scripts\python.exe
  is_frozen: False
  architecture: AMD64
system
  version: 10.0.22631
  platform: Windows-10-10.0.22631-SP0
  system: Windows
  release: 10
  cpu: Intel64 Family 6 Model 186 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel

I installed LLVM 17.0.6 through https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/tag/llvmorg-17.0.6 and added it to the user's path

My profile is the following:

{% set compiler, version, compiler_exe = detect_api.detect_clang_compiler(compiler_exe="clang") %}
{% set version = detect_api.default_compiler_version(compiler, version) %}
{% set os = detect_api.detect_os() %}

[settings]
arch={{detect_api.detect_arch()}}
build_type=Release
compiler={{compiler}}
compiler.cppstd=17
compiler.version={{version}}
os={{os}}

[conf]
tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:generator=Ninja
tools.cmake.cmake_layout:build_folder_vars = ["settings.os", "settings.compiler", "settings.compiler.version", "settings.arch"]
tools.build:compiler_executables = {"c": "clang-cl", "cpp": "clang-cl", "rc": "llvm-rc"}
tools.build:cxxflags=["-fansi-escape-codes -fcolor-diagnostics"]
tools.build:exelinkflags=["-fuse-ld=lld"]
tools.build:sharedlinkflags=["-fuse-ld=lld"]

{% if os == "Windows" %}
	mypkg*/*:tools.env.virtualenv:powershell=True
	tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:generator=Ninja Multi-Config
{% endif %}

conanfile:

[requires]
boost/1.85.0

[options]
boost*:bzip2=False
boost*:shared=True
boost*:zlib=False
boost*:without_atomic=False
boost*:without_charconv=True
boost*:without_chrono=False
boost*:without_cobalt=True
boost*:without_container=False
boost*:without_context=True
boost*:without_contract=True
boost*:without_coroutine=True
boost*:without_date_time=False
boost*:without_exception=False
boost*:without_fiber=True
boost*:without_filesystem=False
boost*:without_graph=True
boost*:without_graph_parallel=True
boost*:without_iostreams=False
boost*:without_json=True
boost*:without_locale=False
boost*:without_log=False
boost*:without_math=True
boost*:without_mpi=True
boost*:without_nowide=True
boost*:without_program_options=False
boost*:without_python=True
boost*:without_random=False
boost*:without_regex=False
boost*:without_serialization=True
boost*:without_stacktrace=True
boost*:without_system=False
boost*:without_test=True
boost*:without_thread=False
boost*:without_timer=True
boost*:without_type_erasure=True
boost*:without_url=True
boost*:without_wave=True

And the command:

conan install --profile:all clang --build=missing --remote conancenter .

[Todiq]

Hello @jcar87

Any news?

[Todiq]

@jcar87 @perseoGI Can any of you please check this PR when you have a moment?

It would be very useful to be able to build using clang-cl, especially in CI in cross-building scenarios, when jobs run on Linux

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[Todiq]

Thanks to have opened it back. @stepanzorin, would you mind having a look? Thanks in advance!