Re: [boost] [python] threading-related failures on Linux

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-22 14:26:20

Martin Wille wrote:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> 
>>David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>Looks like Boost.Python library wants multi-threading for some
>>>>reason.
>>>
>>>It's not just -lpthread, but also -ldl that is missing.
>>
>>
>>The 'dl' is already added in CVS, we've talked with Martin about it and
>>figured out that on some Unixes Python links to dl and on others don't.
> 
> 
> Not only on "some Unixes"; the way libpython gets built on Linux systems 
> differs among the different distributions.
> 
> We also know of having to add -lutil for pty related functions.

The way this is typically solved is by querying the library / tool about
its dependencies (via autotools, i.e. configure, say).
I'm not sure whether boost.build has something equivalent...

Regards,
                Stefan