Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4921: BOOST_THREAD_USE_DLL and BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB are crucial and need to be documented

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4921: BOOST_THREAD_USE_DLL and BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB are crucial and need to be documented
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-23 10:02:43

#4921: BOOST_THREAD_USE_DLL and BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB are crucial and need to be
documented
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  Reporter:  Jim Bell <jim@…>            |       Owner:  anthonyw                                         
      Type:  Bugs                        |      Status:  new                                              
 Milestone:  Boost 1.47.0                |   Component:  thread                                           
   Version:  Boost Development Trunk     |    Severity:  Problem                                          
Resolution:                              |    Keywords:  BOOST_THREAD_USE_DLL BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB linking
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Comment (by Jim Bell <jim@…>):

 And (for the sake of the search engines) needing it and not supplying it
 gives you errors like such:

 {{{
 undefined reference to
 `_imp___ZN5boost11this_thread18interruptible_waitEPvNS_6detail7timeoutE'
 In function `~thread_group':
 undefined reference to `_imp___ZN5boost6threadD1Ev'
 undefined reference to `_imp___ZN5boost6thread4joinEv'
 In function `thread<void (*)()>':
 undefined reference to `_imp___ZN5boost6thread12start_threadEv'
 In function `~auto_ptr':
 undefined reference to `_imp___ZN5boost6threadD1Ev'
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4921#comment:4>
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