Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1744: [getting started] No information on building static libraries with bjam under Windows

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1744: [getting started] No information on building static libraries with bjam under Windows
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-24 16:17:29

#1744: [getting started] No information on building static libraries with bjam
under Windows
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  Reporter:  tychom_at_[hidden]  |       Owner:  grafik                   
      Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  new                      
 Milestone:  Boost 1.36.0      |   Component:  Documentation            
   Version:  Boost 1.35.0      |    Severity:  Problem                  
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  bjam build static windows
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Changes (by grafik):

 * cc: johnmaddock (added)

Comment:

 What happened is that as agreed, once upon a time, we changed to only
 build a single variant for the install. It happened that this single
 variant, the link=shared/runtime-link=shared/threading=multi/release
 combination, is neither what the getting started refers to nor what the
 autolink defaults to. There are two options for "fixing" this problem:

   * Change the docs to refer to the current single variant and change
 autolink to default to the current single variant.
   * Build two variants by default, the above, and link=static/runtime-
 link=shared/threading=multi/release.

 I don't know how complicated changing the autolink code would be, nor the
 repercussions to users. I should say that most users are happy that the
 default build is down to one variant. It's only been inexperienced first-
 time users that have had problem because of the doc & autolink
 discrepancy.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1744#comment:8>
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