[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8256: Wave tests fail to build on OSX+GCC

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8256: Wave tests fail to build on OSX+GCC
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-06 18:20:02

#8256: Wave tests fail to build on OSX+GCC
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 Reporter:  chris0@…            |       Owner:  hkaiser
     Type:  Bugs                |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  To Be Determined    |   Component:  wave   
  Version:  Boost 1.53.0        |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                      |  
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 When attempting to build & run the Boost (1.53.0) wave tests on OSX 10.8.2
 with GCC 4.2.1 the build fails at the link stage.

 I built with:[[BR]]
     cd boost_1_53_0/libs/wave/test/build[[BR]]
     b2 variant=debug

 The invocation:
 {{{
 g++-4.2 -o
 "../../../../../build/libs/wave/test/build/test_re2c_lexer.test/gcc-4.2/debug
 /link-static/runtime-link-static/threading-multi/test_re2c_lexer"
 "../../../../../build/libs/wave/test/build/test_re2c_lexer.test/gcc-4.2/debug
 /link-static/runtime-link-static/threading-multi/test_re2c_lexer.o"
 "../../../../../build/libs/date_time/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static
 /runtime-link-static/threading-multi/libboost_date_time.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static/runtime-
 link-static/threading-multi/libboost_thread.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/filesystem/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static
 /runtime-link-static/threading-multi/libboost_filesystem.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/system/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static/runtime-
 link-static/threading-multi/libboost_system.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/program_options/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static
 /runtime-link-static/threading-multi/libboost_program_options.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/wave/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static/runtime-
 link-static/threading-multi/libboost_wave.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/chrono/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static/runtime-
 link-static/threading-multi/libboost_chrono.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/date_time/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static
 /runtime-link-static/threading-multi/libboost_date_time.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/thread/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static/runtime-
 link-static/threading-multi/libboost_thread.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/filesystem/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static
 /runtime-link-static/threading-multi/libboost_filesystem.a"
 "../../../../../build/libs/system/build/gcc-4.2/debug/link-static/runtime-
 link-static/threading-multi/libboost_system.a" -g -static -isysroot
 /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk
 }}}
 produces the message:
 {{{
 ld_classic: can't locate file for: -lcrt0.o
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
 }}}

 However, removing the '-static' flag fixes the problem.[[BR]]
 (On OSX 'man ld' reports "-static     Produces a mach-o file that does not
 use the dyld.  Only used building the kernel.".)

 The problem appears to be in boost_1_53_0/tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam.
 Due to these lines (767):
 {{{
 if [ os.name ] != HPUX
 {
     toolset.flags gcc.link OPTIONS <runtime-link>static : -static ;
 }
 }}}

 I was forced to change this, like so, to work around the problem:
 {{{
 #if [ os.name ] != HPUX && [ os.name ] != darwin # Doesn't work
 #if [ os.name ] != HPUX && [ os.name ] != posix # Doesn't work
 if [ os.name ] != HPUX
 {
 #    toolset.flags gcc.link OPTIONS <runtime-link>static : -static ;
 # Had to comment out above line for OSX/darwin
 }
 }}}

 Once built the tests all run successfully.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8256>
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