[boost] User config commands needed to find Clang tools ar and ranlib

Subject: [boost] User config commands needed to find Clang tools ar and ranlib
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-19 08:09:56

I am trying to use the Clang compiler to build a Boost.Test library and have now found the necessary
user-config.jam to select the compiler (thanks Jurgen Hunold) , but the link stage tools are not
being found.
 
Can anyone suggest what bjam incantation is needed ?
 
Thanks
 
Paul
 
clang-linux.archive
i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\th
reading-multi\libboost_prg_exec_monitor-clang31-mt-sd-1_53.lib
'"ar"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'"ranlib"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
 
    "ar"  rc
"i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\t
hreading-multi\libboost_prg_exec_monitor-clang31-mt-sd-1_53.lib"
"i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\t
hreading-multi\execution_monitor.obj"
"i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\t
hreading-multi\debug.obj"
"i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\t
hreading-multi\cpp_main.obj"
    "ranlib"
"i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\t
hreading-multi\libboost_prg_exec_monitor-clang31-mt-sd-1_53.lib"
 
...failed clang-linux.archive
i:\boost-trunk\boost\bin.v2\libs\test\build\clang-linux-3.1\debug\link-static\runtime-link-static\th
reading-multi\libboost_prg_exec_monitor-clang31-mt-sd-1_53.lib...
 
My user-config.jam contains
 
using clang
               :  #version
               3.1 
               :  # compiler
               "C:/mingw32-dw2/bin/clang++.exe" 
               #"C:/mingw32-dw2/bin/ar.exe"  <<<< actual locations of tools
               #"C:/mingw32-dw2/bin/ranlib.exe"  <<<< actual locations of tools
               : # options
               <cxxflags>-v # verbose for testing.
               <cxxflags>-IC:/mingw32-dw2/include/c++/4.6.3 # for stdlib?
               #e:/dev/apps/mingw64/include/c++/4.7.2  
               <cxxflags>-IC:/mingw32-dw2/i686-w64-mingw32/include
               #e:/dev/apps/mingw64/include/c++/4.7.2/x86_64-w64-mingw32
               #    <cxxflags>-std="c++11"
  <root>"C:/mingw32-dw2/bin" #  attempt to find the link tools 
               ;
 
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