Re: [boost] boost RPM

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-02-16 17:18:35

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Maurer" <Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] boost RPM

> Dan Nuffer wrote:
> > I write a file called boost.spec which contains instructions to RPM on
> > how to build and install boost.
>
> I'd like to add the boost.spec file to the CVS as a first step towards
> a build system, if it's sufficiently generic.
>
> > boost-1.20.2-1.i386.rpm contains the following files:
> > /usr/lib/libpycpp.so
> > /usr/lib/libregex++.so
>
> I believe the library names should rather be   libboost_pycpp.so
> and   libboost_regex++.so.  We've been rather stringent with putting
> everything in a namespace.

Sorry, pycpp is an obsolete name idea. That should be "libboost_python.so"

> > The python lib makefile doesn't use CXXFLAGS, and it would be nice if it
> > did.
>
> David?

Which of the many makefiles are we referring to, here? gcc.mak?