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: 2011-04-28 15:09:31

#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:  assigned                         
 Milestone:  Boost 1.42.0       |   Component:  build                            
   Version:                     |    Severity:  Problem                          
Resolution:                     |    Keywords:  pkg-config linking library naming
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Comment (by Roger Leigh <rleigh@…>):

 Has any progress been made on pkg-config generation?

 Now that most Linux distributions have switched to using --no-add-needed
 for linking, this is needed quite urgently!  Without it, we have to
 explicitly hard code the link dependencies, and this is simply untenable
 when multiple boost versions are to be supported, and you want any degree
 of flexibility e.g. to ensure your code will link with past or future
 Boost releases.  It's just too fragile and impractical.

 http://wiki.debian.org/ToolChain/DSOLinking has some information on the
 linker changes.  Note that this has already been done in Fedora and
 Ubuntu, and all the derivative distros will pick it up very soon.

 Many thanks,
 Roger

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1094#comment:22>
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