Re: [Boost-build] How to declare Boost libraries that do auto-linking

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to declare Boost libraries that do auto-linking
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-13 11:46:52

AMDG

Ian Emmons wrote:
> I am struggling to declare Boost libraries in my site-config.jam file 
> for Windows.  I would like to use the auto-linking feature to avoid 
> specifying the library name, something like this:
>
> searched-lib BoostProgramOptions
>     :    # no sources
>     :    <toolset>msvc
>         <address-model>64:<search>$(BoostDir)/msvc-64/stage/lib
>         <address-model>32:<search>$(BoostDir)/msvc-32/stage/lib
>     :    # no default build
>     :    <include>$(BoostDir)
>         <link>shared:<define>BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_DYN_LINK
>     ;
>
> This does not work, because the searched-lib target generates a 
> default value for the name feature ("BoostProgramOptions.lib") that 
> does not exist.  What is the proper way to do this?

Can you use the alias rule and put <library-path> in the usage requirements?

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe