Re: [Boost-build] How to link in boost libraries using boost-build?

From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-12 05:09:59

t3_at_[hidden] wrote:
> And, despite google, I can't find a sensible way to specify the lib in my
> jamroot.
> 
>  
> 
> For Linux, this works:
> 
>     exe bob : main.cpp boost_program_options ;
> 
>  
> 
>     lib boost_program_options : : <name>boost_program_options-mt-s ;
> 
>  
> 
> But obviously that hard-codes the name of the lib, so it only works
> correctly for one variant and doesn't work on Windows.
> 
> So I thought I could do something like:
> 
>   lib program_options : : <link>shared <threading>multi <variant>debug
> <toolset>msvc <name>boost_program_options-vc90-mt-gd-1_35

Have a  look into the build contrib directory.
There is a boost.jam file which will do exactly what you want.

The documentation is inside the file.

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