Re: [Boost-build] Difference between libboost_thread and libboost_thread-mt

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Difference between libboost_thread and libboost_thread-mt
From: Ray Sheppard (rsheppar_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-09-09 13:12:00

Thanks Thomas,
             Ray

On 9/9/2014 11:59 AM, Suckow, Thomas J wrote:
> On 9/9/14, 5:21 AM, "Ray Sheppard" <rsheppar_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> However, the library needed was libboost_thread, but on
>> our machine, only libboost_thread-mt was available.  So we created a
>> symlink, libboost_thread, to libboost_thread-mt. Are there any issues we
>> don't understand with doing this? Thanks.
> The -mt suffix means that the library was compiled with ³multithreading
> support². Some linux distributions only supply the multithreaded libraries
> and choose to leave off the suffix. Boost_thread naturally only has a
> multithreaded version.
>
> The gotcha: I do not recommend mixing -mt and non -mt versions. Since you
> are linking against boost_thread-mt, make sure all other boost libraries
> are linked against the -mt version as well. It may be easiest to update
> your build scripts to include the suffix rather than symlink.
>
> -
> Thomas
>
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