[boost] [test] Problems building Boost.Test

Subject: [boost] [test] Problems building Boost.Test
From: Daniel Walker (daniel.j.walker_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-21 22:21:06

Hello,

I'm trying to build Boost.Test from SVN trunk. Linking the dynamic
libraries fails with gcc 4.0 on OSX. Apparently, the option -h is
passed to the linker. Not sure what that means. The complete bjam
output follows.

Daniel Walker

$ echo $OSTYPE
darwin9.0

$ gcc --version
i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5488)
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$ bjam --version
Boost.Build V2 (Milestone 12)
Boost.Jam 03.1.16

$ svn update
At revision 49428.

$ bjam --toolset=gcc --with-test
...patience...
...found 659 targets...
...updating 2 targets...
gcc.link.dll bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/libboost_prg_exec_monitor-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib
ld: unknown option: -h
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

    "g++"    -o
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/libboost_prg_exec_monitor-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib"
-Wl,-h -Wl,libboost_prg_exec_monitor-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib -shared
-Wl,--start-group
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/execution_monitor.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/debug.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/cpp_main.o"
-Wl,-Bstatic  -Wl,-Bdynamic  -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--strip-all

...failed gcc.link.dll
bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/libboost_prg_exec_monitor-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib...
gcc.link.dll bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib
ld: unknown option: -h
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

    "g++"    -o
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib"
-Wl,-h -Wl,libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib -shared
-Wl,--start-group
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/execution_monitor.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/debug.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/compiler_log_formatter.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/framework.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/plain_report_formatter.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/progress_monitor.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/results_collector.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/results_reporter.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/test_tools.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/unit_test_log.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/unit_test_main.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/unit_test_monitor.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/unit_test_parameters.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/unit_test_suite.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/xml_log_formatter.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/xml_report_formatter.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/exception_safety.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/interaction_based.o"
"bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/logged_expectations.o"
 -Wl,-Bstatic  -Wl,-Bdynamic  -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--strip-all

...failed gcc.link.dll
bin.v2/libs/test/build/gcc-4.0.1/release/threading-multi/libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc40-mt-1_37.dylib...
...failed updating 2 targets...

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