[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4498: [regex] examples fail to link on Mingw 4.5

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4498: [regex] examples fail to link on Mingw 4.5
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-31 12:41:36

#4498: [regex] examples fail to link on Mingw 4.5
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 Reporter:  rwebb <richard.webb@…>                |       Owner:  johnmaddock
     Type:  Patches                               |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  Boost 1.44.0                          |   Component:  regex      
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk               |    Severity:  Problem    
 Keywords:                                        |  
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 A bunch of the regex examples fail to link on Mingw. e.g.

 http://tinyurl.com/283wwys


 Seems to be related to the regex lib always being built as a static
 library on Mingw -> changing the jamfile for the examples to use static
 linking on Mingw allows the tests to pass.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4498>
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