Re: [boost] [threads] making parts of Boost.Threads header-only

Subject: Re: [boost] [threads] making parts of Boost.Threads header-only
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-08 18:05:18

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Schrader, Glenn <gschrad_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Even so, using the libraries isn't painless. One of the things that I don't like is that depending on how a build is configured the file names might or might not be mangled with the gcc version. It would be really nice if there were something like a pkg-config file that could be queried to find the names to link in for a given install.

The problem you're talking about applies only if the library is not
built from sources, and building the Thread library from sources is
rather painless. Just grab the cpps and throw them in your build
system, that's about it.

Emil Dotchevski
Reverge Studios, Inc.
http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode