Re: [boost] boost 1.39 to 1.40 difference: missing toolset and threading tag from library filename?

Subject: Re: [boost] boost 1.39 to 1.40 difference: missing toolset and threading tag from library filename?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-25 05:11:40

Todd Lovette wrote:

> Is there a difference in the naming conventions of the libboost_*.so
> files from boost 1.39 to boost 1.40.0?
> 
> When I build the boost 1.39 libs they have filenames like...
> 
> "libboost_thread-gcc44-mt-1_39.so"
> 
> ..but when I build boost 1.40.0 all the libs filenames are like so...
> 
> "libboost_thread.so"
> 
> Did the library naming change in 1.40 or are their new compile options
> to enable the library naming feature?

Yes, it has changed. The default on Unix is now

        --layout=system

you can get the old behaviour with

        --layout=versioned

But -- why do you want this naming that no other library on Unix
has?

- Volodya