Re: [boost] [threads] Problem static linking with boost.thread during cross-compilation

Subject: Re: [boost] [threads] Problem static linking with boost.thread during cross-compilation
From: TONGARI (tongari95_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-28 08:26:10

2011/9/28 Victor Leschuk <vleschuk_at_[hidden]>

> Hello all,
>
> I have just met the following problem: I am cross-compiling boost 1.47
> using
>
> $ x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ --version
>
> x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ (GCC) 4.5.4 20110822 (prerelease)
>
> On Linux box with the following command:
>
> ./b2 -a toolset=gcc target-os=windows threading=multi threadapi=pthread
> runtime-link=static --layout=versioned --build-type=complete install
>
> user-config.jam contains the following:
>
> using gcc : mingw  : x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ ;
>
>
> After that a linkage failed when building my project. I reproduced it with
> simple test program:
>
> #include <boost/thread.hpp>
> #include <iostream>
>
> using namespace std;
>
> struct test
> {
>    void operator()() { cout << "Called" << endl; }
> };
>
> int main()
> {
>    test test_obj;
>    boost::thread thr(test_obj);
>    thr.join();
> }
>
> The output looks like
>
> $ x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ -Wall  test_boost.cpp -I
> ./3rdparty/boost/include/boost-1_47 -L ./3rdparty/boost/lib
> -lboost_thread-mgw-mt-s-1_47 -o test_boost.exe
> In file included from
>
> ./3rdparty/boost/include/boost-1_47/boost/thread/win32/thread_data.hpp:12:0,
>                 from
> ./3rdparty/boost/include/boost-1_47/boost/thread/thread.hpp:15,
>                 from
> ./3rdparty/boost/include/boost-1_47/boost/thread.hpp:13,
>                 from test_boost.cpp:2:
>
> ./3rdparty/boost/include/boost-1_47/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp:59:40:
> warning: inline function ‘void*
> boost::detail::allocate_raw_heap_memory(unsigned int)’ declared as
> dllimport: attribute ignored
>
> ./3rdparty/boost/include/boost-1_47/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp:69:39:
> warning: inline function ‘void
> boost::detail::free_raw_heap_memory(void*)’ declared as  dllimport:
> attribute ignored
> /tmp/ccSmsBnO.o:test_boost.cpp:(.text+0xde): undefined reference to
> `__imp__ZN5boost6thread4joinEv'
> /tmp/ccSmsBnO.o:test_boost.cpp:(.text+0xfb): undefined reference to
> `__imp__ZN5boost6threadD1Ev'
> /tmp/ccSmsBnO.o:test_boost.cpp:(.text+0x1c3): undefined reference to
> `__imp__ZN5boost6threadD1Ev'
>
> /tmp/ccSmsBnO.o:test_boost.cpp:(.text$_ZN5boost6threadC1I4testEET_NS_10disable_ifINS_14is_convertibleIRS3_NS_6detail13thread_move_tIS3_EEEEPNS0_5dummyEE4typeE[boost::thread::thread<test>(test,
> boost::disable_if<boost::is_convertible<test&,
> boost::detail::thread_move_t<test> >,
> boost::thread::dummy*>::type)]+0xd5): undefined reference to
> `__imp__ZN5boost6thread12start_threadEv'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> The same scenario works fine when linking with dynamic libboost_thread.
> Both
> static and dynamic builds work fine for Linux.
>
> What could be the cause of the problem and where to look? Does it worse
> posting a defect in bug-tracker?
>

Try to compile with -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB=1