Re: [boost] Re: jam question

From: Thomas Witt (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-08 08:05:29

On Monday 05 November 2001 10:57, you wrote:
>
> Unix developers are used to just say -lm if they want libm.a. Windows
> developers (at least MSVC users) are used to explicitly say
> kernel32.lib or user32.lib. In other words, unix developers are used
> to smart name deduction, windows developers are not.
>

I think even windows developers can differentiate between library name and 
suffix. (At least those I know can) :-).

>
> On the other hand, if the build system supports windows and unix
> platforms, you should be able to say <find-library>foo and it works
> for unix and windows.

I agree. Though to have real platfom independent library name handling the 
build system still needs something like PREFLIB in analogy to SUFLIB.

When specifying a lib target you would say :

$(PREFLIB)AName$(SUFLIB) 

This way windows libraries would not end up with a name like "libAName.lib"
and UNIX naming conventions can still be preserved.

With regards to automatic name deduction for the linker I think there should 
still be an option to turn this off. Maybe a UNIX like scheme can be used 
where name deduction is only used for libraries that is searched for.

Thomas

>
> As LINK.EXE doesn't do any file name magic when looking for a file
> (at least I couldn't find anything in the documentation) I think we
> should append the lib extension.
>
> Markus
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