Re: Can we get rid of auto-linking?

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-04-28 09:50:54

On April 27, 2024 11:56:34 PM René Ferdinand Rivera Morell via Boost 
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Today I got bit by auto-linking again. As I forgot to define
> BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB in a CI build. I can't remember a time when
> auto-linking has been beneficial. And I've lost the number of times
> I've had to answer user questions with "Auto-linking is getting in the
> way. Define BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB and link normally." more times than I can
> count. If there was ever a benefit to auto-linking it has not
> surpassed the drawbacks.

What issue did you have with auto-linking?