[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4778: Wave fails to link on win32 & possibly others

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4778: Wave fails to link on win32 & possibly others
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-23 19:52:28

#4778: Wave fails to link on win32 & possibly others
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 Reporter:  Jim Bell <jim@…>                  |       Owner:  hkaiser    
     Type:  Bugs                              |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  Boost-1.45.0                      |   Component:  wave       
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk           |    Severity:  Showstopper
 Keywords:  thread BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB link  |  
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 On platforms where imported symbols are named differently than exported
 symbols (notably Win32 for gcc & msvc), the wave static library builds
 incorrectly.

 Analysis [http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2010/10/172366.php here]
 (more [http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2010/10/172371.php here]).

 Note the trunk regression test matrix (live as of 2010/10/23): with the
 attached patch, the MinGW-32 testwave test passes where the (un-patched)
 RW_Mingw45 one fails.

 The patch simply builds the static wave library with
 BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB=1, as you can see.

 It's reasonable to think that BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB isn't sufficiently
 documented, and should default to true.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4778>
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