Re: [boost] [python] [BBv2] Solaris doesn't need -lutil

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-24 03:17:10

Caleb Epstein wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/ftcyb
> 
> I believe -lutil is needed for openpty on Linux, but there is no -lutil on
> Solaris and probably other OSes.  It looks like this falls out of a change
> to tools/python.jam from yesterday.
> 
> Can't we just do what Martin suggested and just use Python's distutils
> configuration to generate the library list?  It seems like Cygwin would be
> the only special case then.
> 
> Here's what I get on my Solaris system:
> 
> % python -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print
> distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBS')"
> -lresolv -lsocket -lnsl -lrt -ldl
> 
> And on a RedHat AS3 system:
> -lpthread -ldl  -lutil

I've just copied over the V1 logic for now. Using 'distutils' might be a
good idea, but for future.

Now, if only CVS worked at the moment :-(

- Volodya