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

Subject: Re: [boost] Library names in system layout on linux
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-07 13:39:56

vicente.botet wrote:

> ----- 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?

The same -- like it is done on Linux.

- Volodya