Re: [boost] RE building boost (regex) in mingw

Subject: Re: [boost] RE building boost (regex) in mingw
From: frederic.bron_at_[hidden]
Date: 2008-12-16 04:20:09

I never use the cygwin boost as it is only 1.33.0. I do not know how we could have a up to date version.

Frédéric Bron

boost-bounces_at_[hidden] a écrit sur 16/12/2008 10:09:36 :

> Thank you!
>
> I look forward to trying this way...
>
> it's a pity it is not documented in the boost site.
>
> Moreover, yesterday, I tried to use the regex library and headers of
> cygwin (the one installed with cygwin installation); but they only work
> for a small example, and not with a library I'm developing... well, it
> all gets compiled by passing some linker options, but then the program
> hangs at run-time (while it all works if I compile it from cygwin itself).
>
> cheers
>    Lorenzo
>
> frederic.bron_at_[hidden] wrote:
> >
> > boost-bounces_at_[hidden] a écrit sur 15/12/2008 23:39:01 :
> >
> >> frederic.bron_at_[hidden] wrote:
> >>> I have no problem building regex with mingw provided by cygwin
> >> (g++ with option -mno-cygwin). If you are interested this way, I can help.
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >> Actually, I already have cygwin (and always used boost with that without
> >> any problem); so I should build boost regex for mingw using cygwin?
> >>
> >> any help is more than welcome :-)
> >
> > OK, this what I do to build 1.37.0 for win32 from cygwin:
> >
> > $ ./configure --with-libraries=regex --prefix=/cygdrive/d/Softs/boost_msw
> > This builds bjam and write a default user-config.jam and Makefile
> that you have to change like this:
> >
> > BJAM_CONFIG=-d2 -j2 -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1 link=static
> threading=multi runtime-link=shared threadapi=win32 --layout=system
> > LIBS=--with-regex release
> >
> > in user-config.jam replace "using gcc ;" by: "using gcc : : :
> <compileflags>-DBOOST_WINDOWS_API <compileflags>-mno-cygwin
> <linkflags>-mno-cygwin ;"
> >
> > You can then build boost with
> > $ make install >& install.log
> >
> >
> > This will build regex and install the headers. Headers and .a will
> be in /cygdrive/d/Softs/boost_msw which you can adapt to your needs.
> >
> > I you also want dynamic labraries, you can just remove link=static (?).
> >
> > Frédéric Bron
> >
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