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: 2008-06-25 01:27:28

#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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Comment (by dave):

 Replying to [comment:8 grafik]:
 > 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.

 Well, that's an embarrassment!

 > 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.

 What about

   * Change the single variant we build and the autolink code to be
 consistent with the docs
   * Change the single variant we build and the docs to be consistent with
 the autolink code

 ?


 > 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.

 I guess it goes without saying that inexperienced first-time users need
 the most help.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1744#comment:9>
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