[Boost-build] Build error when adding Boost libraries to own projects

Subject: [Boost-build] Build error when adding Boost libraries to own projects
From: Norbert Wenzel (norbert.wenzel.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-07-30 03:50:55

Hello,

i have the following setup in my project an in a simple test setup. I 
have one library that uses (amongst others) Boost Filesystem and 
provides the basic functionality to my project.
I have multiple small executables that use my library and Boost Chrono 
to get some timing information.

Both have really simple Jamfiles that use the Jamfiles provided in the 
Boost 1.50 distribution for building Boost libraries.

(I can provide my test setup if needed but these are really simple 
Jamfiles more or less copied from the tutorial pages. My library builds 
fine, since all boost libraries are created and linked only once in this 
project, so I dont' expect this to be an error in my Jamfiles.)

The problem with this setup seems to be that both, Filesystem and Chrono 
use the Boost System library but with different settings, which causes 
the build to fail with the following error message:

error: Duplicate name of actual target: 
<p/programming/external/boost/bin.v2/libs/system/build/gcc-4.6.1/debug>libboost_system.so.1.50.0
error: previous virtual target { 
gcc%gcc.link.dll-libboost_system.so.1.50.0.SHARED_LIB { 
gcc%gcc.compile.c++-error_code.o.OBJ { error_code.cpp.CPP } } }
error: created from 
/programming/external/boost/libs/system/build/boost_system
error: another virtual target { 
gcc%gcc.link.dll-libboost_system.so.1.50.0.SHARED_LIB { 
gcc%gcc.compile.c++-error_code.o.OBJ { error_code.cpp.CPP } } }
error: created from 
/programming/external/boost/libs/system/build/boost_system
error: added properties: <warnings>on
error: removed properties: <preserve-test-targets>on 
<python-debugging>off <python.interpreter>python <python>2.7 
<threadapi>pthread <warnings>all

I've found the FAQ entry to this error message which tells me to 
prebuild the Boost library and link the binaries instead of the projects 
Jamfiles.

I just wanted to ask if this is intentended behaviour that I can not use 
the Jamfiles delivered with the Boost distribution. Also I wanted to 
know if there is any other solution than prebuilding all required Boost 
libraries and linking them with the appropriate filename.

thanks,
Norbert