Re: [boost] MSVC decorators still in autoconfig?

Subject: Re: [boost] MSVC decorators still in autoconfig?
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-11 10:30:16

AMDG

Stephan Menzel wrote:
> boost_system-vc80-mt-1_40.lib
>
> I got
>
> boost_system-mt.lib
>
> On linux I could restore some of the decorators using --layout=tagged like this:
>
> bjam --layout=tagged variant=release,debug threading=multi
> cxxflags="myflags" link=shared stage
>
> But on windows it's still only the short version. I suppose you have
> your reasons for that even though I can't see them. Anyway, I tried to
> adjust my build system and it's OK so far but in MSVC I see boost
> still trying to link against the decorated version on the filename.
>   

For msvc, you should use --layout=versioned

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe