On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 9:16 PM, degski via Boost
Suitably configured global .props file(s) (they are different for 32 and 64 bit projects) can just as easily handle seperate directories for 32 and 64 bit libs.
That works, sort of, but is not great if you are working on different Boost libraries and you want to switch to a different BOOST_ROOT. And its painful if you are using CMake because then you aren't respecting the results of FindBoost. It can also break in subtle ways, you change the props to an older Boost to diagnose a regression, then you open a new solution and forget to switch and you waste time. I've limped along with the system of modifying the User Property Sheets (.props) for a few years, but putting 32/64 bit libs in the same dir with different names is a far better solution.