Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Threads - build failure using gcc on Win XP

From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-14 16:45:51

AMDG

Mat Marcus wrote:
>> OK, one more thing to try: can you set <target-os>cygwin in your
>> user-config.jam gcc setup?
>>
>> using gcc : 4.2.0 : : <target-os>cygwin ;
>>
>> The boost thread jamfile uses <target-os> to work out whether it's building
>> for cygwin or native win32. It appears that <target-os> is not set correctly
>> for you (which probably ought to be done in gcc.jam or somewhere like that),
>> so explicitly setting it might work.
>>
>>
>> Anthony
>>     
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. No change yet.
>
> 1) I added the parameter to my user-config.jam file
>   using gcc : 4.2.0 : /opt/gcc-4.2.0/bin/g++.exe : <target-os>cygwin ;
>
> 2) I added it to my bjam invocation:
>   

The thread Jamfile checks [ os.name ]...

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe