Re: [boost] Is there a parameter to build without compiler version info in the target library name?

Subject: Re: [boost] Is there a parameter to build without compiler version info in the target library name?
From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-19 02:48:21

Bill David wrote:
> By default, the compiled library have a name like:
> libboost_thread-gcc41-mt.a
> but I don't want the gcc41 information in the name as I may need modify my
> makefile to switch to another environment with gcc4.3.
> So is there a parameter in bjam to suppress the compiler version info in
> target library name? Or how will you solve this kind of problem?

Compiling the boost library with --layout=system option?

Hint: Try bjam --help in the root directory of the library tree.

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