Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1094: Finding the correct library to link (feature request for pkg-config support)h

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1094: Finding the correct library to link (feature request for pkg-config support)h
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-18 09:12:49

#1094: Finding the correct library to link (feature  request for pkg-config
support)h
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 Reporter:  rleigh@…                           |       Owner:  vladimir_prus
     Type:  Feature Requests                   |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  Boost 1.40.0                       |   Component:  build        
  Version:                                     |    Severity:  Problem      
 Keywords:  pkg-config linking library naming  |  
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Comment(by vladimir_prus):

 There's no way we'll be installing more that one .pc file for a given
 Boost library. That would either require that 8 variants are built by
 default (not an sensible option), or that we install between 1 and 8 .pc
 files for a library (and the application will have to choose which one to
 use -- which is the mess we're trying to fix), or we always install 8 .pc
 per library, and those corresponding to varians that are not build
 actually link to different variants, and that will make installing 8 .pc
 pointless.

 So, only one .pc per library.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1094#comment:14>
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