Re: [boost] Start separating mandatory source?

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-19 09:58:15

From: David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
> Daryle Walker <darylew_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > No matter the plan there are some caveats:
> >
> > 1.  Some platforms require some libraries to be put in separate DLLs.
> > 2.  You have to exclude the driver files from Boost-Test, since each
> > includes a "main" function.  (And if you actually are doing testing, then
> > you know that you can include at most one driver file.)
> >
> > Besides the caveats, you can just dump all the mandatory source code into
> > your IDE's project file (or make file) and don't worry Boost-Build.  
> 
> It isn't true.  Some libraries need specific compiler/linker options
> on specific platforms.

OK as far as I know.

> Not to mention that the test library has
> several (I think) source files containing main() and you can't just
> link them all together indiscriminately.

Um, caveat #2 above?

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