Re: [boost] Library names in system layout on linux

Subject: Re: [boost] Library names in system layout on linux
From: vicente.botet (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-07 13:31:34

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>
To: "Boost mailing list" <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 7:05 PM
Subject: [boost] Library names in system layout on linux

> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> we had discussion about the library names that are produced
> on Linux, with --layout system:
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/19529
> 
> Two person who package Boost for different Linuxes participated,
> and I think we've agreed on some changes that will make them,
> and hopefully linux users, a bit happier. Now, with --layout=system,
> the libraries are named like this:
> 
> libboost_filesystem_mt.so
> 
> The proposal is to:
> 
> 1. Drop 'mt', since most libraries are built with MT on Linux, and don't
> use such special decorations.

How will you name the single threaded version?
 
> 2. Add version number at end, to comply with standard packaging. 
> 
> So, we'd create:
> 
> libboost_filesystem.so.1.38.0
> 
> together with a symlink to it, named
> 
> libboost_filesystem.so

Ok for 2

Vicente