[Boost-users] Re: Compile Boost.thread libraries has a static library (.lib) with msvc 6 ?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-01 15:21:18

Mark Sizer <boost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Huck finn wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone, I'm a total newbie to boost, but I've got to developp
>> a 
>
> [snip]
>
>> I really need to avoid using .dll in this project, so builing this
>> static library is very important to me...
>> 
>
> Hopefully some guru will give you a detailed answer. However, in the
> interests of giving you something quickly:
>
> No. It has to be a DLL. It has something to do with either
> initialization or termination. 

More specifically, it has to do with TLS.  If you don't need TLS
support, I think it's possible to build a static version of the
threads library, but it doesn't seem to be supported by the Jamfile.

> The static libraries don't do it
> correctly. The DLLs do. Sorry.
>
> HTH (and a clearer answer comes along),
>   - Mark

HTH2,
-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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