Re: [boost] BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB

From: John Maddock (john_maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-26 07:16:39

> I'm stumped.  What do I need to #define to use boost::regex without
linking
> any library?  Or is that possible?  I was under the (obivously incorrect)
> assumption that defining BOOST_REGEX_NO_EXTERNAL_TEMPLATES would cause the
> library to include the complete implementation inline (i.e. NOT in the
> library) - it doesn't seem to have that effect.  I was also under the
> impression that defining BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB would suppress the automatic
> selection of a regex library in the link - it doesn't seem to have that
> effect (in fact, it seems that neither of these have any effect at all).
>
> What am I missing?

Define BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB if you want to link to your own build of the
library, rather than those built by the makefiles.

BOOST_REGEX_NO_EXTERNAL_TEMPLATES controls what goes in the lib, not whether
you need to link to it (there is non template code in there as well).

John.