[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7864: Boost.Context fails to build with Visual Studio

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7864: Boost.Context fails to build with Visual Studio
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-07 18:32:53

#7864: Boost.Context fails to build with Visual Studio
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 Reporter:  marshall      |       Owner:  olli       
     Type:  Bugs          |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  Boost 1.53.0  |   Component:  context    
  Version:  Boost 1.52.0  |    Severity:  Showstopper
 Keywords:                |  
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 In the 1.53.0 beta1, Boost.Context fails to build:

 {{{

 C:\VC\boost_1_53_0_beta1>b2 --build-type=complete

 msvc.link.dll
 bin.v2\libs\context\build\msvc-11.0\debug\threading-multi\boost_context-
 vc110-mt-gd-1_53.dll
   Creating library

 bin.v2\libs\context\build\msvc-11.0\debug\threading-multi\boost_context-
 vc110-mt-gd-1_53.lib
 and object bin.v2\libs\context\build\msvc-11.0\
 debug\threading-multi\boost_context-vc110-mt-gd-1_53.exp
 make_i386_ms_pe_masm.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol
 __exit referenced in function _make_fcontext
 LINK : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __DllMainCRTStartup_at_12

 bin.v2\libs\context\build\msvc-11.0\debug\threading-multi\boost_context-
 vc110-mt-gd-1_53.dll
 : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
 <snip>
 }}}

 On the boost list, Tom Kent reported:
      I'm showing the same errors for all visual studio versions I run
 (VC8, VC9,
      VC10, and VC11) with 32&64 bit complies.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7864>
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