Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1058: Cygwin libraries & GNU libtool

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1058: Cygwin libraries & GNU libtool
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-04 20:52:07

#1058: Cygwin libraries & GNU libtool
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  Reporter:  mike_at_[hidden]  |       Owner:  vladimir_prus            
      Type:  Support Requests     |      Status:  new                      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined     |   Component:  build                    
   Version:  release 1.34.0       |    Severity:  Problem                  
Resolution:                       |    Keywords:  Cygwin libtool shared dll
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Comment (by Mike):

 The problem is not the SUFFIX but the PREFIX.  In 1.33.x, the libraries
 included the prefix "lib".  In 1.34.0 this prefix was removed.  Without
 the "lib" prefix (i.e. "boost_thread_" versus "libboost_thread_"), libtool
 cannot seem to find the library.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1058#comment:6>
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